Burmese President Min Aung Hlaing yesterday cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measure that a source close to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi said would further shorten her detention ...

Gabrielle began her career at AFP in 2008 in the English-language video service (AFP TV), before becoming a French-language ...

A rare look at one of the world's most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half ...

Indonesia secured a convincing 4-0 win over Timor Leste, while Vietnam also recorded a 4-0 victory against Malaysia in their opening match.

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president ...

Myanmar's new president says he wants stability and reconciliation in a nation torn apart by a military coup. Those released include former President Win Myint. https ...

With Myanmar’s now-former military chief Min Aung Hlaing having taken up the country’s presidency in civilian garb following a bogus election, this is an opportune moment to examine whether major ...

U Min Aung Hlaing’s elevation to the civilian post is the conclusion of elections in the country, which were stage managed by the military. By Richard C. Paddock The head of Myanmar’s ruling junta, U ...

Deadly maritime journeys have become a recurring feature of a long-running humanitarian crisis, as refugees from Myanmar continue to risk their lives on overcrowded, unseaworthy boats in search of ...

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won ‌a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country’s president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an ...

Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday (Apr 17), as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five ...

Myanmar's leader commuted all death sentences in a blanket order on Friday, one of his first official acts since the 2021 coup leader was installed as the country's civilian president. The military ...