The head of Myanmar's ruling military junta, who overthrew the previous government five years ago, has been elected president after winning a parliamentary vote. Min Aung Hlaing, 69, who is a senior ...

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won ‌a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country’s president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an ...

Myanmar’s coup leader has won a parliamentary vote to become the ⁠country’s president, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government.

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing who led a coup in 2021 was elected president by lawmakers Friday, maintaining the military’s grip on power in the war-ravaged Southeast Asian country. The 69-year ...

Myanmar's parliament will hold a bicameral vote to elect a president on Friday (Apr 3), House Speaker Aung Lin Dwe said on Thursday, with the country's former military chief and junta leader Min Aung ...

NAYPYITAW – Myanmar’s junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was elected a vice-president by the Lower House on March 31, Parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming ...

Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) – Myanmar cleared the way on Monday for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb, with lawmakers nominating him as a ...

Myanmar's junta chief has stepped down as commander-in-chief of the armed forces and is expected to become president of the country. Min Aung Hlaing was nominated as a vice-presidential candidate on ...

On March 28, 2025, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, killing thousands and devastating communities already affected by armed conflict, displacement, and economic collapse. The quake ...

Myanmar has entered the sixth year of a brutal civil war that the military regime, which seized control of the country in 2021, is increasingly confident it can win. The conflict was triggered when ...

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 of ...

A morning drill at the military headquarters of Chin National Front (Camp Victoria) in Myanmar’s Chin State. Credit: Rajeev Bhattacharyya The arrest of six Ukrainian nationals and a U.S. citizen in ...