Myanmar’s military-backed party secured a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, according to state media, following the tightly controlled voting held amid civil war and ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta will form a new entity to oversee both the military and civilian administration, a move experts say will allow paramount ruler Min Aung Hlaing to become president ...

The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) does not recognise the recently held elections in military-ruled Myanmar, which a military-backed party claimed to have won earlier this ...

Troops with the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) raise their flag after the capture of Lashio in July 2024. A year later, China pressured the MNDAA to withdraw and cede control of ...

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar After ...

Top officials in Myanmar have hosted a delegation from Russia for talks aimed at cultivating closer ties. The visit follows a contentious election in Myanmar where the military-backed party swept both ...

Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup, describing it as neither free nor fair Myanmar’s military-backed party has completed a ...

Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industry China on Thursday executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key ...

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at their annual retreat in Cebu, Philippines, Jan. 28, 2026. Credit: Facebook/ASEAN 2026 PH Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met ...

China has executed 11 members of a mafia family for killing 14 people and running a crime syndicate worth more than $1bn, authorities said. In September, the Ming family members, including Ming ...

Five years on from the military coup, condemned by the European Union, that followed the last free and fair elections, Myanmar continues to face relentless conflict, which is inflicting continuous ...