YANGON--Myanmar members of parliament are set to take up their seats on Monday as escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military stirs fears of a coup in the ...

The unconditional release and support of all political prisoners is only the first step toward a free and democratic Myanmar, says prominent activist Bo Kyi.

Myanmar's military-controlled Union Election ... He also emphasised the importance of qualified members of parliament and called on political parties to select and train capable candidates.

Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has rejected claims by Myanmar's junta that Thailand is partly to blame for the proliferation of online scam centres in Myanmar, saying the problem is a ...

Myanmar police have charged two foreign journalists and two Burmese with breaking import laws after they flew a drone near the country's parliament. They are being held in custody until their ...

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar--Myanmar military television said ... it would stage one--and came on the morning the country’s new Parliament session was to begin. The takeover is a sharp reversal of ...

Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on ...

By Shamindra Ferdinando Sri Lanka must address the developing issue of Rohingya refugees cautiously. Whatever the domestic politics, or divisions within political parties represented in Parliament, ...