Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Parliament compound buildings are seen ahead of the opening of the congress in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, January 29, 2021.

A common narrative promoted by the junta and pushed by some analysts is that once the military regime collapses, Myanmar will fragment into independent ethnic states. The assumption is that the ethnic ...

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 ...

Captured during the anti-regime Operation 1027 in early 2024, the strategic town of Kutkai in northern Shan State was jointly administered by the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Myanmar ...

IN CIVILIAN CLOTHING. Military officers serving as members of Myanmar’s parliament arrive for a session of the third term of the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) in Naypyidaw on Monday.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — 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 ...

March 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new parliament selected the chairman of ‌the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party as speaker of ⁠the lower house on Monday. Khin Yi, a retired brigadier ...

Myanmar's parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass. The majority of ...

This statement was delivered by Human Rights Watch at the 61st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human ...