Just as Gen. Ukris Boontanondha met a full complement of Myanmar’s military leadership, the FBI pledged to put a final stop to scam compounds operating on the Thai-Myanmar border.

As war devastates Myanmar, Beijing’s LMC mechanism is providing the regime with funding, legitimacy and a platform for continued engagement.

The meeting follows a controversial multi-phase election that was dominated by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.

The military and its allies hold nearly 90% of the seats in the two-chamber parliament, while major opposition parties were ...

Myanmar has opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling military is set to retain a ...

Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a coup five ​years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal return to democracy where its powerful ‌military retains tight control.

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding.

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As a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Tasmania, Nicholas Farrelly engages with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders on educational, cultural and political issues, including at the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military completed phased elections guaranteeing parliamentary control after ousting elected leader Aung ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, ...

YANGON, Myanmar — The election that is expected to assure the continued grip of Myanmar’s military generals over the isolated Southeast Asian country wasn’t engineered in its fortified capital but in ...