New parliament opens for the first time since the 2021 coup after elections that excluded major opposition parties.

Stacked with military allies and ex-generals, the new assembly aims to legitimise a regime the United Nations and EU have ...

March 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a coup five years ago, in one of the ...

Observers say the move could formalise a military-controlled political system rather than signal real democratic change. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Myanmar’s parliament convened for the first time in five years Monday, marking a formal restoration of legislative proceedings in the country following widely contested national elections held by ...

Myanmar's parliament convened after a military coup five years ago initiated a nominal return to democracy. The military maintains control through the army-backed USDP, which won the latest election.

The release is designed to reinforce the legitimacy of the incoming “civilian” administration and communicate signals of reform to foreign governments.

After Myanmar’s military declared the country’s first post-coup general elections to the public in May 2023, the Myanmar military has since detailed the elections and the country’s future post-coup ...

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The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding, state-run media reported Monday. There was ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Excited families greeted relatives released from Myanmar's Insein Prison on Thursday as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country's military rulers ahead of next month's election.

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