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Myanmar’s military-backed party secured a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, according to state media, following the tightly controlled voting held amid civil war and ...

In Kolkata, residents reported that the ground shook around 6:07 pm. People in many areas felt the tremor clearly and stepped out of buildings as a precaution. Similar shaking was reported from ...

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar After ...

China has executed four people for causing the deaths of six people and running Myanmar-based scam and gambling operations worth more than $4bn, authorities said. In November, five people, including ...

Top officials in Myanmar have hosted a delegation from Russia for talks aimed at cultivating closer ties. The visit follows a contentious election in Myanmar where the military-backed party swept both ...

Tremors were felt in Kolkata as an earthquake hit Myanmar on Tuesday. The estimated magnitude of the earthquake was around 5.9 on the Richter scale, which measures the magnitude of earthquakes. There ...

Hundreds of Myanmar residents of Japan held a rally in Tokyo on Sunday, exactly five years after Myanmar's military seized power in a coup. On February 1, 2021, Myanmar's military detained ...

Beijing has stepped up cooperation with south-east Asian nations to crack down on the multibillion-dollar industry China on Thursday executed 11 people linked to Myanmar criminal gangs, including “key ...

Human rights groups and some western countries have denounced the election, the first held since the 2021 coup, describing it as neither free nor fair Myanmar’s military-backed party has completed a ...

With the third phase of Myanmar’s multi-stage election that finished on 25 January, its military junta wants a positive start to 2026. The junta’s goals over the coming months are to reassure fellow ...

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has said the people of Myanmar "face a deepening crisis", five years after the country's democratically-elected government was overthrown by the military. The coup, ...