hina and Myanmar have pledged to expand trade and security ties, especially along their border, during talks in the Southeast Asian nation with its junta chief-turned-president and both countries' top ...

Within days of swearing in as Myanmar’s President, Min Aung Hlaing first step was to release more than 4,000 prisoners including the former President Win Myint and reduce the term of Aung San Suu Kyi.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) speaking with Myanmar’s president Min Aung Hlaing at the presidential house in Naypyidaw. (EPA Images pic) China and Myanmar have pledged to expand trade and ...

Moving the deposed civilian leader to a “designated residence” for the rest of her prison sentence is part of an effort by Myanmar’s regime to portray legitimacy. By Richard C. Paddock In recent years ...

AIZAWL/IMPHAL, (IANS) – The northeastern states of India, especially Mizoram and Manipur, have borne the brunt of the Myanmar military’s coup toppling the Aung San Suu Kyi government and seizing power ...

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China’s top diplomat on Saturday visited Myanmar’s capital and met with the leader of its military-backed government as part of a regional tour aimed at strengthening Beijing’s political, security and ...

To mark the New Year, Min Aung Hlaing has granted pardons to over 4,500 prisoners, including former President Win Myint and documentary filmmaker Shin Daewe. Only a minor reduction in sentence for ...

Thailand’s foreign minister in his meeting with Myanmar’s new president raised concerns over Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains in detention despite a mass amnesty to most political prisoners. Sihasak ...