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Around 300 prisoners were bussed out of Yangon’s Insein Prison.
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Around 300 prisoners were bussed out of Yangon’s Insein Prison.

The regional bloc highlighted the release of Win Myint as a key development.
ASEAN leaders urge Myanmar to free remaining political detainees, including Aung San Suu Kyi, after the release of more than 4,000 prisoners. The bloc hails…

Myanmar’s military-backed parliament elects junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president following a widely criticized election, as opposition groups and rights…


Myanmar releases over 6,000 prisoners, including 52 foreigners, in annual independence day pardon amid ongoing political tensions and recent disputed elections.

There will be no voting in areas controlled by rebel factions.

A wide crater had marred the soil outside as bodies were gathered for funerals.

A Myanmar military jet bombed Mrauk-U hospital in Rakhine state, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens. The strike, targeting health workers and…

A crackdown by Thai, Chinese and Myanmar authorities starting in February saw thousands of suspected scammers repatriated.

Swathes of the country are beyond military control.

‘The state of emergency is abolished today in order for the country to hold elections on the path to a multi-party democracy.’



Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will travel to Bangkok on April 3, 2025, for the BIMSTEC summit to discuss earthquake relief efforts. The rare foreign…

Myanmar's junta to release nearly 6,000 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, in annual amnesty marking 77 years of independence from British rule. The move…


Rebels demand three conditions before sitting down with the junta.

