Feb 25 (Reuters) - A retired general from an army-backed party that swept Myanmar's election is set to take the powerful role of speaker of parliament, party sources said, which could help the ...

Myanmar's state-run media say the country's newly elected parliament will convene for its first session next month, following an election that critics said was neither free nor fair.

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding.

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Moscow also pledges satellite station for Mandalay Region, raising concerns that tech supplied by one of junta’s main arms backers could strengthen its military capabilities.

A new statement from the Kamloops-area First Nation that claimed to have found potential graves at the site of a residential school says a full consensus may never be reached on what to do about the ...

A high-profile corruption case in the country’s umbrella resistance organization has drawn backlash – and claims of divisive ...

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