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In an ironic twist, junta boss Min Aung Hlaing decided to mark World Tourism Day on Sept ... of collapse The military has been regarded as Myanmar’s strongest institution ever since the country gained ...

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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 ...

Myanmar’s military government announced it was releasing 5,864 prisoners under an amnesty to mark independence day. Those ordered released include some 180 foreigners. Myanmar's ruling military ...

Myanmar’s military government will release ... Thailand's prime minister has said she expects the four to be released on Independence Day. The terms of release warn that if the freed detainees ...

Children compete in a pillow-fighting game during an event marking the 77th Anniversary of Independence Day in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Jan. 4, 2025. Myanmar on Saturday celebrated the 77th ...

PHOTOS: Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the spokesperson for the military government, said in an audio note to journalists that those being ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's embattled junta government on Saturday said it would release almost 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual am-nesty to mark the country's independence day. The military ...

Relatives celebrate with a released prisoner outside Insein prison on Myanmar's Independence Day (AFP) They included just a small proportion of hundreds of political detainees jailed for opposing ...

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 ...