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Myanmar's military leaders have enacted a new cybersecurity law that analysts say will provide the junta with extensive control over access to information. The expansive law — which has 16 ...

As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their pursuit of a federal democracy. By Richard C. Paddock Richard C.

Myanmar’s military rulers announced an amnesty for 5,864 prisoners to mark Independence Day, state media reports. Members of a Myanmar military honour guard take part in a ceremony to mark ...

An opium poppy farm in Pekon Township in Shan State, Myanmar, in November.Credit...Adam Ferguson for The New York Times Supported by By Hannah Beech Reporting from Shan and Karen states in Myanmar ...

BANGKOK (AP) — 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 ...

The launch of the King Thalun marks a high point for shipbuilding in Myanmar. The Myanmar Navy has launched its new FF-135 frigate – and commissioned two new corvettes – in commemoration of its 77 th ...

The Karen State Border Guard Force, under pressure from Bangkok and Beijing, says it will join efforts to break up crime ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's parallel National Unity Government has suffered a series of setbacks in the armed campaign against the military government as other rebel groups seek dialogue with the ...

Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025. Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La ...

Myanmar’s military junta has passed its long-threatened Cybersecurity Law, which aims to tighten its control over vital arteries of communication amid the country’s intensifying civil war.

An earthquake of magnitude 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar in the early hours of Friday, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said. According to NCS, the magnitude 4.8 earthquake ...