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 ...

The head of the Myanmar's junta Min Aung Hlaing has swapped his uniform for the top civilian office, but the move is unlikely to bring peace or even create distance from the authoritarian system ...

In Myanmar’s military-controlled capital, Naypyidaw—an isolated city of more than 800,000 where oversize government compounds are separated by almost-empty highways—drivers stand in line for hours ...

Myanmar's parliament has elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president of the Southeast Asian country. He has effectively led Myanmar since the 2021 coup that ousted the democratic government led ...

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a Vice-President (V-P) by the lower house on Tuesday (March 31, 2026), parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the ...

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 ...

JAKARTA – A criminal case against Myanmar’s newly elected President Min Aung Hlaing was filed in Indonesia on April 6 by a group of civil society organisations, accusing him of acts of genocide ...

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military junta, has taken a further step toward becoming the country’s president after resigning as the head of the armed forces. In a ceremony in ...

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing won ‌a parliamentary vote on Friday to become the country’s president, formalizing his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an ...

The man who has led the military junta in Myanmar for 15 years was nominated by the lower house of parliament for the presidency on Monday after a general election that paved the way to legitimise ...