Myanmar's military has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history, presenting itself as the only force capable of guarding the fractious Southeast Asian nation from rupture and ruin.

Myanmar is conducting a general election in three phases as part of its military government's promise to return to civilian ...

August 8 is a date etched in blood. On this day in 1988, Myanmar’s military turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters in what is now remembered as the 8888 uprising. Although it was by no ...

As the generals prepare another staged transition, Myanmar enters a familiar phase of endurance rather than hope.SEO HEADLINE ...

A new pre-election film follows the junta’s long tradition of attempting to sow distrust and division among its opponents. The Myanmar military junta is counting down the days to its “multiparty ...

FILE - Supporters of Myanmar's military backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), dance on the first day of campaign for the upcoming general election, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Oct. 28, 2025 ...

Min Aung Hlaing boasts of building a world-class fighting force as his military’s reputation for atrocities against civilians grows.

Voters wait for a polling station to open in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo) Voters wait for a polling station to open in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025.

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions. By Sui-Lee ...

BANGKOK -- An airstrike by Myanmar's military on the town of Mogok, the center of the Southeast Asian country's lucrative gem-mining industry, killed at least 21 people including a pregnant woman, an ...