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.

The united front against the junta in northern Shan State fell apart last week, leaving Beijing as the key powerbroker on Myanmar’s northeastern frontier.

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.