The junta chief says Myanmar’s vote outperformed many democracies, but analysts say the figure was inflated by canceled voting and intimidation.

The rhythmic beat of drums echoed across Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon, Myanmar, on Saturday evening as red lanterns swayed above over ...

India, June 14 -- Once a global icon of democracy, her plight now draws diminishing international outrage. Yet even as the West looks away, resistance forces in Myanmar are gaining ground. The junta's ...

With fireworks, lion dancing, temple visits and even robots, more than a billion people across Asia and in diaspora ...

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the people of Myanmar "face a deepening crisis", five years after the country's democratically-elected government was overthrown by the military. The coup, ...

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Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi remains in detention after she was ousted and her hugely popular party was unable to participate in the country's junta-run elections concluded in January 2026, ...

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The integration of ART SG and S.E.A. Focus seemed to benefit galleries participating in both fairs. Courtesy S.E.A. Focus and Art SG While the global business elite were at Davos, the art world ...

Despite her absence from public view, Aung San Suu Kyi still casts a long shadow over Myanmar. The election is expected to secure the military generals’ hold on an increasingly isolated country that ...