Myanmar’s junta-led election is not free or fair. Yet despite banned opposition, mass displacement, and severe repression, ...

Myanmar’s junta said it would release more than 6000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s independence day. The military has arrested thousands of protesters and activists ...

Myanmar’s junta granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences on Sunday (January 4, 2026) to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain.

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party won the first phase of junta-run elections, the last released official results showed on Monday, with the USDP taking nearly 90 percent of lower house seats. The ...

(New users only) Unlock 4%* + 10%* p.a. promo rate for 3 months and enjoy FREE RM10 & when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with min. cash of RM100 today! T&Cs apply. YANGON, Jan 4 — Myanmar’s ...

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military ‌government will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Independence ‌Day, state media said on Saturday, a week after ‌a multi-stage general election ...

Myanmar's military government will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Independence Day, state media said on Saturday, a week after a multi-stage general election began in the ...

The winners of six more townships have yet to be announced in the first phase of voting, with two more phases scheduled for Jan 11 and 25. (EPA Images pic) Myanmar’s pro-military party has a decisive ...

Myanmar to free over 6,000 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty amid general election The junta also reduced sentences by one-sixth nationwide, excluding those convicted of serious crimes such as ...

FILE PHOTO: Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Jan 4 (Reuters) - ...