Myanmar junta

Myanmar junta

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

The order includes the reduction of sentences for 3,085 people convicted under section 505A of the penal code, which criminalises comments that could cause fear or spread fake news

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

Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan takes part in a press briefing during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 11, 2025. Photo: MANDEL NGAN/Pool via REUTERS

Malaysia foreign minister heads to Myanmar for talks with junta on election, peace plan

Myanmar Rohingya refugee children wait in a queue to collect food a refugee camp in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Photo: KM Asad/ Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2020

Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war

Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends a press conference following talks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2025. Photo: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Myanmar junta unveils new election details

A picture shows a general view of a colonial building located at the corner of Pansodan road and Maha Bandula road in Yangon, Myanmar, November 25, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang

Myanmar to hold first phase of general election on December 28: state television

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

Myanmar junta air strike on ruby mine hub kills 13

Residents of Lintalu village in Sagaing township inspect the destruction of a monastery caused by an airstrike on July 12. Photo: @IrrawaddyNews X account

More than 20 civilians killed in Myanmar air strike on monastery: witnesses

A soldier from the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) puts on his shoes as he and his comrade cross a stream towards the front line in Laiza, Kachin state, January 29, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/David Johnson/File photo

China risks global heavy rare-earth supply to stop Myanmar rebel victory

Nepal's Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of Bangladesh Interim Government, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Bhutan's Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya pose during the 6th BIMSTEC Summit, in Bangkok, Thailand, April 4, 2025. Thailand Government House/Handout via REUTERS

Myanmar junta chief meets foreign leaders, UN says military choking aid

Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Myanmar's military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, March 4, 2025. Photo: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS

Putin extols 'elephant diplomacy' with Myanmar in talks with junta chief

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, presides an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar's military government extends its mandate to rule another 6 months