Training teaches protection of non-combatants, even as the Myanmar military continues to target women, children, and other ...

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president ...

The programme generated 27,733 workdays for 3,014 workers, with women accounting for 52 per cent of participants — a significant achievement in regions where women often face barriers to formal ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...

Myanmar’s military-backed government has invited opposition armed groups to peace talks, but two key rebel groups quickly rejected the offer. President Min Aung Hlaing, the general who led a coup five ...

Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, ...

Five years after Myanmar’s military coup, people have begun returning to the streets for Thingyan – the country’s traditional New Year festival – after years of boycotting public celebrations. This ...

April 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new President Min Aung Hlaing has approved an amnesty for 4,335 prisoners, state television reported on Friday, the third such move in the past six months. The names of ...

April 24 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta leader-turned-president Min Aung Hlaing has issued new emergency ordinances to impose military control in 60 townships, a move aimed at tightening security in ...

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 military in a 2021 coup and imprisoned. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s ousted ...

When Sean Turnell, a former economic advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi, was thrown into prison after Myanmar's military seized power in a coup, he pieced together the commander-in-chief's character from an ...

The jail sentence of Myanmar's imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reduced. It comes as thousands of prisoners are released, including the country's former president, Win Myint. The prison ...