YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

YANGON, Myanmar— Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in its first general election since a takeover that installed a military government five years ago. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...

The state-run Myanmar Radio and Television service reported on Sunday that Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military government, officially pardoned 6,134 prisoners, as well as at least 52 ...

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 ...

Myanmar’s military government has charged more than 200 people with violating the Southeast Asian country’s voting law ahead of a general election at the end of the month, keeping up pressure on ...

The vote in Myanmar, widely seen as a sham, is a bid for legitimacy by the military government. It is also a way for Beijing to exert its influence there. By Sui-Lee Wee and David Pierson Five years ...

Madagascar’s five-month old military government received another shipment of Russian arms and equipment on Wednesday as the two countries deepen ties. A consignment of armored vehicles, small arms, ...