YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago. Voting expanded to additional townships including some ...

YANGON (AP) — Myanmar resumed voting Sunday in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war ...

Myanmar’s junta created a capital to withstand an invasion. Now, the military struggles to project an image of control over a crumbling nation. An empty road in front of decommissioned tanks at the ...

In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh's border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making. Ali Hossain, 40, was collecting ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then State Counsellor of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting. Kay Nietfeld/dpa Myanmar's military ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and reduced other inmates’ sentences Sunday to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from ...

Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-appointed election body has begun announcing the winners of the ...

The ruling military junta in Myanmar (Burma) is holding elections for the first time since taking power in a coup in 2021. The Trump administration sees the elections as progress for the Asian country ...

A woman shows her inked finger after casting a vote on Sunday at a polling station during the second phase of Myanmar's general election. (Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images) The military junta ruling ...