By bno - Bangkok Office With backing from China, Myanmar’s military junta has reclaimed control of the strategically vital ...

A multi-sided conflict has engulfed Myanmar since 2021, when Min Aung Hlaing's military wrested power from the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Following the 7.7 magnitude quake ...

Min Aung Hlaing (center) attends the Myanmar War Veteran Organization Special Conference in Naypyitaw on Wednesday./ CINCDS Facing ongoing criticism from military veterans and sympathizers, junta boss ...

But like with most aspiring strongmen, Sen. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s rule is precarious. He and his cronies have been sanctioned and spurned internationally, the economy is in tatters, and his ...

MRTV reported that junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, and his colleagues performed the same ceremony in the capital Naypyidaw. A report released on Monday by the Myanmar Witness project of the London ...

Despite talk of renewal, the People’s Action Party (PAP) leans heavily on ageing political figures, outdated tactics, and recycled promises. Their 2025 campaign shows a party stuck between trying to ...

Edmund Bon says neighbouring countries are for most of the time caught in a dilemma when it comes to taking in refugees. Myanmar is currently ravaged by a civil war between the ruling military ...

The military appears to view the earthquake as an opportunity to escape international isolation. Min Aung Hlaing, the commander-in-chief of the Myanmar military, attended a summit meeting of leaders ...

(AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) A Buddhist novice monk walks past damaged buildings at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine ...

A volunteer drives a backhoe to clear debris of a building at a market, after one month of the strong earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) ...

This was then extended until April 30 after rare talks between junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Bangkok earlier this month. Since the ...