Military Junta

Myanmar's military junta frees four foreigners as part of prisoner amnesty

The imprisonment of the foreign nationals had been a source of friction between Myanmar's leaders and their home governments, which had been lobbying for their release

Fighting rages in Myanmar as rebels continue to resist military junta one year after coup

Myanmar has seen fighting between the military junta and rebels who are trying to overturn the coup that last year ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected civilian government

Leader of Myanmar's military junta to visit Russia for economic talks

Min Aung Hlaing's visit comes as both governments face diplomatic isolation -- Moscow for its February invasion of Ukraine, and Naypyidaw for a military coup last year

Myanmar junta hits Aung San Suu Kyi with graft charges; her lawyer dismisses corruption claims as 'absurd'

The latest charges relate to allegations by the former Yangon region chief minister that Suu Kyi illegally accepted $600,000 in cash and around 11 kilograms of gold from him

Myanmar coup: At least 38 dead on 'bloodiest' day since military seized power, says UN

Security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters across Myanmar, day after neighbouring countries called for restraint and offered to help resolve the crisis

Thailand king Maha Vajiralongkorn issues royal decree: Country to have first general election since 2014 military coup

Thailand's king Maha Vajiralongkorn has issued the royal decree endorsing the first general election since a 2014 military coup, with the date of the long-delayed poll expected to be announced imminently.

Htin Kyaw becomes Myanmar's first civilian president, but Suu Kyi will call the shots

It was Aung San Suu Kyi who fought relentlessly for over two decades to bring Myanmar back to the democratic path. Thousands of NLD supporters were jailed by the military, many more fled the country.

Thai junta tracks Internet comments to capture protest leader

Thailand's security forces have tracked down and detained a prominent activist who helped organise protests against last month's military coup from comments he posted on the Internet.