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China tells Myanmar chief Beijing backs its security

BEIJING – China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said Beijing will “firmly support” Myanmar in safeguarding its national sovereignty and security, in a meeting with...

Myanmar release of Suu Kyi ally spurs democracy hope

The release of Myanmar’s putsch-ousted former president has piqued speculation about the fate of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but little optimism among...

Myanmar’s ex-president pardoned

YANGON – Myanmar’s former president Win Myint, detained since a 2021 coup, was pardoned on Friday of his convictions during the post-putsch period of...

Myanmar signals military changes before parade

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar’s junta signaled changes in the military’s leadership ahead of the country’s annual show of force on Friday, potentially clearing the...

Myanmar’s post-coup parliamentsits packed with pro-junta allies

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar’s parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a 2021 military coup, AFP journalists saw, packed with pro-junta lawmakers...

Myanmar grants amnesty to over 7,000

YANGON – Myanmar’s military junta granted amnesty on Monday to more than 7,000 prisoners convicted of financing or sheltering a “terrorist group”, a designation...

Protest banners meet Myanmar’s junta chief

BANGKOK – Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar’s junta chief a “murderer” as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week...

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Myanmar junta chief

The Hague, Netherlands—The International Criminal Court's (ICC) chief prosecutor on Wednesday asked judges to grant an arrest warrant for Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing...

Myanmar junta chief to visit China for first time

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to key ally China this week, both countries said Monday, in his first known trip there...

Myanmar junta chief to travel to China

YANGON — Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will travel to close ally China next month, two sources close to the military told AFP...

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Naypyidaw—Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar’s junta chief Monday vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would...

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force in military-built capital

Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark the country's independence day Wednesday, days after the junta jailed democracy figurehead Aung...

Myanmar junta tips ASEAN vs. peace plan ‘pressure’

Yangon—Myanmar’s junta has warned a regional bloc working to defuse its political crisis that setting a timeframe for a peace plan could lead to...

Myanmar junta head not invited to ASEAN

Myanmar’s junta leader has not been invited to a regional summit next month, host Cambodia said Wednesday, in a fresh diplomatic snub for the...
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