Min Aung Hlaing

Russia to help select and train first Myanmar cosmonaut

Head of the Roscosmos space corporation Dmitry Bakanov walks, on the day of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft carrying NASA astronaut Chris Williams, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergey Mikaev, lifts off to the International Space Station (ISS) in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, November 27, 2025. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo

Retired Myanmar general set for powerful role in new Parliament, sources say

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's Minister of Immigration and Population Khin Yi talks during an Reuters interview at his office in Naypyitaw June 10, 2013. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

Myanmar junta plans ‘super-body’ to tighten grip on military, new government

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

The real winner behind Myanmar’s junta-held elections could be China

pwmyanmar - The bustling jade market in Mandalay is widely considered as the world's largest. Mandalay is a trading hub along Myanmar's main economic corridor with China. (Pic taken Jan 12) CREDIT: PHILIP WEN

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Will Manila pave the way for the Myanmar junta to return to ASEAN?

Philippines Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro’s Jan 6 visit to Myanmar has caught many observers by surprise.

Myanmar pro-military party claims most seats in junta-run election

Members of the election commission prepare to count ballots from the second phase of Myanmar's general election.

Pacts, patronage and fear: How Myanmar’s junta chief holds on to power

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar stages second phase of military-run election

People walk past an election banner ahead of a general election in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec 27, 2025.

ASEAN shouldn’t end up the loser in Myanmar’s election

Myanmar electoral officers count early voting ballots after closing the first phase of the general election at a polling station in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Dec 28.

‘Not a real election’: Myanmar holds first polls since 2021 coup but many aren’t voting

Voters at a polling station in Yangon on Dec 28.

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