More than 4,500 prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty and others have had their sentences reduced under a pardon ...

Min Aung Hlaing, the army chief who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government five years ago, has been sworn in as ...

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as commander in chief and is expected to be installed as the next civilian leader of the country by its rubber-stamp Parliament.

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has ruled since 2021 when he ordered a coup toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. (EPA Images pic) Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was ...

Min Aung Hlaing’s permanent presidency could heighten concerns that the military retains control under a civilian veneer. (EPA Images pic) Myanmar’s junta signalled changes in the military’s ...

Five years of brutal conflict have made the army more determined to crush opposition, and others more convinced they must resist China promoted elections in Myanmar, while those fighting for democracy ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as ...

Myanmar’s ageing railway stations are bustling with life, crowded with passengers as surging fuel prices due to the Middle East war drive commuters to choose trains over costly planes and cars. On a ...

The 69-year-old general orchestrated a 2021 coup against the administration of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking widespread protests.

Junta boss-turned-president targets re-engagement with regional bloc while ignoring its Five-Point Consensus for Peace.

The Irrawaddy revisits a 2022 profile of Min Aung Hlaing confidant and ex-junta PM Nyo Saw, who was elected a vice-president ...

Global markets are reacting to the expectation of disruption. Countries that prepare for crises in calm times fare better.