Myanmar

ASEAN chair says no change to stance on Myanmar, even as questions persist

Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro sits beside ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute Director and CEO Choi Shing Kwok during her lecture held on February 6, 2026 on Manila's chairmanship of ASEAN.

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

Myanmar junta’s proxy party named winner of criticised election

Myanmar electoral officials count ballots after closing the third phase of the general election at a polling station in Yangon on Jan 25.

China executes 4 more accused Myanmar scam centre leaders

Members of the Karen Border Guard Force patrol during a crackdown operation on illicit activity linked to scam centres in Shwe Kokko in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township.

Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work

A junta-backed political party won a walkover victory in a vote democracy watchdogs say was a sham.

Myanmar coup 5 years on: Freedom fighters remain determined to end political deadlock

Myanmar activists Hanthar Nyein (left) and Tayzar San.

Thousands marched for democracy in Myanmar 5 years ago after coup. Some died in prison

A picture of Wutt Yee Aung, a Myanmar student protester who died in prison in July 2025, is placed next to flowers at her funeral, in an undisclosed location, in Myanmar in this handout image released on July 22, 2025. Dagon University Students Union/Handout via REUTERS

Rohingya survivors expect UN's highest court to find Myanmar committed genocide

FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugee Salma speaks to the press as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) starts two weeks of hearings in a landmark case brought by Gambia, which accuses Myanmar of committing genocide against the Rohingya, a minority Muslim group, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 12, 2026. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw//File Photo

At least 170 civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes during election: UN

There were more than 400 military air strikes conducted in Myanmar during nearly two months, said the United Nations.

Myanmar election delivers victory for military-backed party amid civil war

Myanmar’s military-backed party has completed a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election.

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