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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A human rights group representing the Chin ethnic minority last month submitted a legal complaint in Dili accusing the military of a litany of abuses. Legal authorities in Timor-Leste have initiated ...

ASEAN does not recognise Myanmar's recent election due to a lack of consensus, but some members are "looking into the outcome". Thailand sees the Myanmar election as "the start of a transition" and ...

With the third phase of Myanmar’s multi-stage election that finished on 25 January, its military junta wants a positive start to 2026. The junta’s goals over the coming months are to reassure fellow ...

USDP wins majority in both legislative chambers Critics denounce election as a sham, military retains control Turnout lower due to fighting, voting cancelled in some areas Jan 30 (Reuters) - Myanmar's ...

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 ...

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 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 ...