Myanmar's pro-military lawmakers elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president on Friday, with the ex-armed forces commander set to maintain his rule in a civilian guise after snatching power by ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Myanmar cleared the way for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing (L) to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Commander-in-Chief of Myanmar's armed forces, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing delivers his speech at the IX Moscow ...

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow (right) meets with Than Swe, the foreign minister of Myanmar’s military regime, in Phuket, Thailand, Feb. 18, 2026. Credit: Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

Feb 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar has ordered the head of East Timor's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry as saying on Monday, in an escalating ...

MYEIK, MYANMAR — Overlooking the coastline where adolescents on boat decks swing baskets of fish, lobster, and oysters ashore, there is a statue that speaks to Myanmar’s guided national struggle.

US-Myanmar relations have long been defined by acrimony. Recent developments in American energy and mineral policy provide an alternative path forward. The new minerals race compels Washington to seek ...

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many urbanites have become desperate. The downtown of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city ...

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