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The military ruler of Myanmar, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, is expected to seek a civilian post to add a veneer of legitimacy after sham elections. By Richard C. Paddock Reporting from Yangon and ...

BANGKOK — The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to thousands of prisoners, mostly political detainees, and activists being prosecuted or in hiding, state-run media reported Monday.

March 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta announced the launch of a sweeping fuel rationing system for private vehicles on Wednesday, blaming disruptions to the global energy supply chain caused by ...

Myanmar’s military leader on Monday pardoned more than 10,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty ahead of parliament’s reopening, though there was no indication that Aung San Suu Kyi was among them. The ...