Outside polling stations guarded by armed police, an upbeat music video urging people to take part in the election plays on ...

Myanmar marks 78 years of independence from British rule with an amnesty that freed thousands, even as the country faces ...

In total, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing pardoned 6,134 imprisoned Myanmar nationals, the National Defence and Security Council ...

“The Acting President of the Union of the Republic of Myanmar has pardoned 6,134 male and female prisoners who are serving ...

At Yangon's Insein Prison, which is notorious for housing political detainees, relatives of prisoners gathered at the gates ...

Hundreds of prisoners were released in Myanmar on Sunday under an independence day pardon, just a week after the start of a ...

(240709) -- YANGON, July 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Anju Tamang (front L) of India vies for the ball with Yu Yu Naing (front R) of Myanmar during the FIFA International Women's Friendly Match at the Thuwunna ...

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A roundup of live updates from The Irrawaddy’s coverage of the first phase of voting on Sunday, which was marked by violence, protests and low turnout.

Myanmar was plunged into civil war by the military’s 2021 coup, and it instituted conscription two years ago to bolster its ranks as it battles resistance groups as well as ethnic minority armies that ...

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a ...

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday kick-starting a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected government, ...