Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won ‌a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country’s president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an ...

Myanmar’s parliament has elected Min Aung Hlaing as the country’s new president. He's the general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and has maintained tight control for the ...

On Friday, authorities in Myanmar released the country’s ousted president Win Myint as part of a mass prisoner amnesty, while reducing the prison sentence of imprisoned leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

More than 4,500 prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty and others have had their sentences reduced under a pardon order by President Min Aung Hlaing to mark the traditional new year.

Newly elected president Min Aung Hlaing also commuted all death sentences and released 4,300 prisoners to mark the Thingyan new year.

April 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expected to welcome the release of more than 4,000 prisoners in the chairman’s ...

The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a ...

Migrants protesting against the military junta in Myanmar hold a picture of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a candlelight vigil at a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge ...