MANILA – The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on April 24 encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a recent amnesty was a ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Eastern Washington District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Aaron Aung to three years in prison on Wednesday for not returning his then two-year-old daughter to her mother at a ...

Myanmar’s military-backed government has invited opposition armed groups to peace talks, but two key rebel groups quickly rejected the offer. President Min Aung Hlaing, the general who led a coup five ...

YANGON: The release of Myanmar's putsch-ousted former president Win Myint has piqued speculation about the fate of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but little optimism among citizens and analysts ...

Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday (Apr 17), as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...

Myanmar ⁠has freed former president Win Myint and reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu ‌Kyi as part of an ‌amnesty that saw the release of 4,335 prisoners, according to state ...

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president ...

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s forthcoming adaptation of Octet—the 2019 a cappella musical written and composed by Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812)—has a cast, and an exceptionally starry ...

Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as President on Friday (April 10, 2026), continuing his rule from a civilian post five years after snatching power in a military coup. As the nation's ...

As the nation's armed forces chief, Min Aung Hlaing ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 -- detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering a civil war. After a ...