Topic: Min Aung Hlaing

Myanmar's junta-controlled government extended its years-long state of emergency another six months on Monday, according to state-run media, seemingly in violation of the country's constitution.

The ruling military government of Myanmar said Wednesday that it will release more than 2,000 political prisoners as a "humanitarian" gesture to mark a major Buddhist holiday.

Myanmar's military government moved Wednesday to guarantee victory in upcoming elections by dissolving all opposition parties, including Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy.

A celebration of Armed Forces Day in Myanmar came with a grim warning from the leader of the country's military leader, who said the ruling junta will "tackle" resistance groups and opponents.

Two years after the Myanmar military seized power in a coup, a United Nations envoy called for the international community to deny the legitimacy of the ruling junta and to reject upcoming "sham" elections

The military junta that has ruled Myanmar since a 2021 coup has released a 20-page document detailing an extensive list of regulations for political parties who wish to run in future elections.

Myanmar's ruling military junta will extend a state of emergency in the country for another six months, government-run media reported on Monday.

Five anti-junta protesters in Myanmar died when a military vehicle rammed into them on Sunday morning.

American journalist Danny Fenster, who was sentenced last week to 11 years in prison, was freed on Monday with help from former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson and will return soon to the United States.

On the anniversary of the election last year later overturned in a military coup, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called on Myanmar's junta to return the country to a path to "genuine democracy."