The law dates back to 1959, when it was created by General Ne Win, and was amended in November 2010 by then-dictator Than Shwe. It was, however, never enforced under Ne Win, Than Shwe, Thein Sein’s ...

Also this week, the junta boss urged parties to prepare for ‘impossible poll’, and quelled China’s anger while shielding ...

The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force and its allies have ambushed junta forces on the road to Pekon in southern Shan State that leads to Naypyitaw.

Human Rights Watch called on Washington to reinstate funding for humanitarian, pro-democracy and independent media projects.

Indiscriminate junta airstrikes on homes, schools, hospitals, and displacement camps are killing Myanmar’s children. The only ...

Three international election monitoring groups say any polls held in the current circumstances in Myanmar can only be a sham aimed at prolonging military rule.

The situation in Myanmar “continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy” of the US, according to his executive order.