With Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s former commander in chief, assuming the presidency, the country’s military regime has solidified its grip on power.

Myanmar ⁠has freed former president Win Myint and reduced the sentence of imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu ‌Kyi as part of an ‌amnesty that saw the release of 4,335 prisoners, according to state ...

Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday (Apr 17), as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five ...

U Win Myint is a close ally of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s civilian leader. Both were forced from power by the military in a 2021 coup and imprisoned. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s ousted ...

YANGON: The release of Myanmar's putsch-ousted former president Win Myint has piqued speculation about the fate of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, but little optimism among citizens and analysts ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Eastern Washington District Court Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Aaron Aung to three years in prison on Wednesday for not returning his then two-year-old daughter to her mother at a ...

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s new President is considering “good things” for detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Thailand’s Foreign Minister said on April 22, as the country seeks to normalise ties with ...

Thousands of prisoners in Myanmar have been granted amnesty or had their sentences reduced. The pardon order by Min Aung Hlaing is one of his first official acts since the coup leader became president ...

MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Philippines, chair of the regional bloc ASEAN, on Friday encouraged more prisoner releases in Myanmar, including ousted former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and said a ...

The jail sentence of Myanmar's imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reduced. It comes as thousands of prisoners are released, including the country's former president, Win Myint. The prison ...

Myanmar has reduced the 27-year prison sentence of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi by around a sixth as part of a traditional New Year’s amnesty, according to her lawyer. Her sentence had been commuted ...