Myanmar junta

Myanmar junta

Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 25 September, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar civil war nears a rare opening for talks as diplomacy gains ground

Analysts say the change is most visible in the position of an umbrella body that brings together several major ethnic armed organisations and the shadow government that includes remnants of the...

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, 27 March 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar military escalates civilian killings, monitor warns, amid diplomatic push

A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Phot

'Is Aung San Suu Kyi dead?': The Economist

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing participates in a parade commemorating the 81st Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar junta leader nominated for presidential vote by MP

Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Final phase of Myanmar's election underway, military-backed party set to win

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. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

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

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Sequestered Suu Kyi overshadows military-run Myanmar election

Myanmar soldiers from the 77th light infantry division walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?

Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, wearing a hoodie featuring a pro-democracy image, poses after an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, December 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi 'in good health' after son raises alarm

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At least 30 killed in Myanmar after junta airstrike hits hospital, witnesses report

Protesters hold up a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi as they shout slogans during a demonstration to mark the third anniversary of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, outside of the United Nations office in Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

Myanmar junta pardons thousands ahead of disputed election

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. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar to hold second phase of election in January

Houses damaged by a junta airstrike in Mogoke are seen on 10 Feb, 2025. Photo: CJ

Myanmar junta regains ground with Chinese support, using airstrikes to crush rebels