U Win Myint is a close ally of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. Both were forced from power by the ...

On March 28, 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, killing thousands and devastating communities already affected by armed conflict, displacement, and economic collapse. The quake ...

Myanmar’s generals have brutalized the country for decades. But they have come to dread garlands as a sign of resistance.

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

Myanmar’s parliament has approved a cabinet that largely includes former generals and holdovers from the past military-led ...

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

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo ...

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 ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar's former President Win Myint was freed Friday as part of a broad prisoner amnesty by newly inaugurated ...