U Min Aung Hlaing’s elevation to the civilian post is the conclusion of elections in the country, which were stage managed by ...

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

Life in Myanmar since the February 2021 military coup has been defined by a brutal struggle between a ruthless junta and a determined and widespread movement for democratic restoration. The United ...

Min Aung Hlaing’s latest fuel-saving brainwave looks set to turbocharge profits for the ruling general’s family businesses.

The meeting follows a controversial multi-phase election that was dominated by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party. Myanmar’s parliament met yesterday for the first time since ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling ...

Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a 2021 military coup, AFP journalists saw, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll choreographed by the top brass. The ...

Traffic in Yangon moves much faster on even-numbered dates. That is when, as a result of fuel-saving measures introduced this month, only cars with licence plates beginning 2, 4, 6 or 8 can drive ...

Lawmakers meet after lopsided election won by army-backed party Leader of army-backed party chosen as house speaker Legislature certain to be under military's control, analyst says March 16 (Reuters) ...

March 20 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament will start the process to elect a new president on March 30, officials said on Friday, a vote many analysts expect will be won by the head of the ‌junta that ...

Myanmar’s military leader Gen. Min Aung Hlaing attends the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2025. (Thailand Foreign Affairs Ministry photo via AP). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new ...