Five years after armoured vehicles rolled through the streets of Myanmar’s capital and the generals tore up an election result they did not like, a new parliament sat for the first time on Monday. The ...

The meeting follows a controversial multi-phase election that was dominated by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party. Myanmar’s parliament met yesterday for the first time since ...

East Asia gets a lot of attention from Indian travellers, and deservedly so. Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Bali have become genuinely beloved destinations with well-worn itineraries, great flight ...

This week, the first students completed a three-year degree course, ready to treat displaced people and pro-democracy fighters unable to risk government-run hospitals It was a remarkable, but ...

BANGKOK -- Myanmar's military leader, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, used a recent armed forces reshuffle to shore up his power base by promoting loyalists ahead of his expected imminent transition to ...

Traffic in Yangon moves much faster on even-numbered dates. That is when, as a result of fuel-saving measures introduced this month, only cars with licence plates beginning 2, 4, 6 or 8 can drive ...

March 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military leadership is set for a reshuffle following an annual armed forces parade on Friday, state media reported, in a rare public signaling of transition by the ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years on Monday following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling ...

YANGON - Myanmar’s military government is stepping up fuel rationing by implementing a system of barcodes and QR codes to determine how much customers can buy as the Middle East war accelerates fears ...

Five years after Myanmar’s military coup, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) faces a critical test: whether it will stand with the people of Myanmar, or allow the region’s most brutal ...

Myanmar's parliament has convened for the first time since a coup five years ago. An administration with strong military influence is expected to take power, as more than 80 percent of seats are held ...

Myanmar's parliament ⁠will ⁠start the process to elect a new president on March 30, officials said on Friday, a vote many analysts expect ‌will be won by the head of the junta that seized power in a ...