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A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe.The judge in the capital Naypyi
A landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar's northern state of Kachin has left one person confirmed dead and at least 70 missing as search and rescue efforts continue, offic
Myanmar’s military leader Min Aung Hlaing has been accused before the International Criminal Court (ICC) of committing crimes against humanity for overseeing, as army c
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Wednesday had a phone conversation with Haji Erywan, special envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced 15 people to 20 years in jail with hard labor for arson attacks and thefts of two factories in the township of Shwe Pyi Thar in Yangon on May 14, state media
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend an Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Indonesia on April 24, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman said on Sat
Opponents of Myanmar's junta announced a National Unity Government on Friday including ousted members of parliament and leaders of anti-coup protests and ethnic minorit
A Chinese-invested clothing factory in Myanmar's Yangon was damaged by a fire on Wednesday morning. No casualties have been reported.Factory official said the incident could be arson because it first
Protesters in Myanmar clapped together on Monday in the latest show of dissent against the military junta, as a regional bloc prepared for talks on the crisis that has
Rubbish piled up on the streets of Myanmar’s main city on Tuesday after activists launched a “garbage strike” to oppose military rule as the toll of pro-democracy prote
Protestors set fires in the streets of Yangon on Saturday. /AP Activists in Myanmar say at least 89 people including children have been killed by security forces who shot at people defying wa
Gunshots were fired at the U.S. cultural center in Myanmar's biggest city of Yangon on Saturday but caused no injuries, an U.S. embassy spokesperson said."We can confirm that shots were fired at the
Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing on Saturday reiterated a promise to hold elections and said that violent acts were inappropriate.Addressing the annual Army Day parade, he said the army had
Arrested protesters wave to people onboard a bus that is getting out of Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, March 24, 2021. /AP Hundreds of people imprisoned in Myanmar for taking part in demons
Residents of Myanmar’s second-biggest city helped striking railway workers move out of their state-supplied housing Saturday after the authorities said they would have
Myanmar security forces shot dead at least one opponent of military rule on Friday, a witness said, as ousted lawmakers explored whether the International Criminal Cour