Second KNU/KNLA‑PC officer arrested amid reports that the Myanmar military and its allied Karen Border Guard Force are moving ...

A staff member allegedly broke into an Asian supermarket in Belfast to steal £10,000 from his manager’s office, a court heard today. Police claimed Lin Min Khant, 24, used a window left open to carry ...

Min Aung Hlaing’s shift from junta chief to the head of an administration with a civilian veneer comes after an election that analysts said was designed by the military to maintain the ruling generals ...

NAY PYI TAW - His name was not on the ballot, neither did his photographs appear on campaign posters. But one man loomed large over the general election held in Myanmar in December and January: junta ...

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In February of 2021, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing wrested power from the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and effectively plunged the Southeast Asian country into a civil ...

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Ye Win Oo's rise linked to loyalty to predecessor Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing poised to become Myanmar's president Former intelligence chief led troops in arresting Aung San Suu Kyi March 31 ...

Myanmar yesterday cleared the way for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule as a civilian, with lawmakers nominating him as a vice presidential candidate and ...

Naypyidaw (Myanmar) (AFP) – Myanmar cleared the way on Monday for coup-leading general Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb, with lawmakers nominating him as a ...

Myanmar cleared the way on Monday for coup-leading General Min Aung Hlaing to become president and maintain his rule in civilian garb, with lawmakers nominating him as a vice-presidential candidate ...

Myanmar's military chief has stepped down to seek the presidency in the general's latest efforts to maintain power behind the facade of a civilian administration. Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar ...