Myanmar's parliament is set to convene Monday for the first time since a military coup five years ago, packed with pro-junta lawmakers elected in a poll orchestrated by the top brass.

Derided by most international observers and the Myanmar diaspora as a sham, the recently concluded three-phase elections in Myanmar have entrenched military rule under a new constitutional government.

A prominent leader of an independent resistance group in Myanmar that had come under attack by rivals who are loyal to the mainstream opposition force has surrendered to the country’s military ...

A couple of earthquakes of magnitude 3.2 occurred in Myanmar on Sunday, according to a statement from the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The first earthquake hit Myanmar at a depth of 80 ...

On February 2, Timor-Leste became the first ASEAN member state to initiate legal proceedings against another member state. It appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military’s responsibility ...

On February 13, Myanmar’s military junta ordered the head of Timor-Leste’s Embassy in Yangon to leave the country within seven days. The expulsion comes after Timorese authorities opened legal ...

YANGON-Myanmar’s junta on Feb 15 announced the ejection of Timor-Leste’s top representative in the country, after a rights group said Dili had opened a legal case against the military for war crimes.

Myanmar’s junta has expelled Timor-Leste’s top diplomat after the Southeast Asian island accepted a legal case against the military regime for alleged war crimes. Timor-Leste’s investigation ...

Two earthquakes measuring magnitude 3.2 struck Myanmar in the early hours of Sunday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Two magnitude 3.2 earthquakes hit Myanmar within 30 minutes ...

ASEAN foreign ministers failed to recognise Myanmar's recent election, deepening a long-standing impasse. Member states are divided on whether to accept the outcome. The continued deadlock threatens ...

Myanmar has ordered the head of Timor-Leste's diplomatic mission to leave the country within seven days. The move follows a decision by Timor-Leste to accept a criminal complaint against the junta for ...

The Myanmar authorities have introduced a comprehensive ban on e-cigarettes and related products amid mounting concerns over their adverse impact on public health, particularly among young people. The ...