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Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners including some political detainees
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A released prisoner, center, is welcomed by family members outside the main gate of Insein prison as the head of Myanmar’s ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: The US says "do not travel" to Myanmar... he went anyway to see what life is really like
Sonny returns to Myanmar to explore everyday life in Yangon several years after the 2021 military coup, visiting markets, restaurants and neighborhoods while speaking with locals. He finds that ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to visit Cambodia
The visit is part of the Myanmar leader's diplomatic drive for regional recognition after taking over as president in April.
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Japanese song contest lifts spirits at a dark time in Myanmar
Despite an ongoing civil war and political instability, young Japanophiles of Myanmar sang their hearts out at Utacon 2025, a Japanese-music singing competition held here on March 2.
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty
BANGKOK – Excited families greeted relatives released from Myanmar's Insein Prison on Thursday as part of a mass amnesty granted by the country's military rulers ahead of next month's election. At ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Russia says Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war, but EU plans more
(Reuters) - Russia said on Tuesday the West risked triggering civil war in Myanmar by imposing sanctions on the military junta that has seized power in a coup, but France said the European Union will ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners including some political detainees
BANGKOK — The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, state-run media reported Thursday, and an independent watchdog ...
News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Political prisoners released in Myanmar mass amnesty
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News Myanmar » Yangon » Politics: Myanmar frees nearly 4,900 prisoners, including at least 22 political detainees
BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar's military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new year, state-run media reported Thursday, and an independent ...