Despite defections, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is expected to remain the strongest force in the Parliament. The military, which ruled for 50 years, still controls much of the government.
Military-backed party rejects Myanmar election as unfair
Myanmar’s military-backed main opposition party says it is rejecting the results of last weekend’s general election, citing unfairness …
Japan’s Kirin declines to take dividend from Myanmar breweries
Myanmar is a key market for Kirin. Myanma Economic Holdings is a local conglomerate with businesses that range from finance to agriculture to mining. Human rights group Amnesty International in …
Japan’s Kirin declines to take dividend from Myanmar breweries
Myanmar is a key market for Kirin. Myanma Economic Holdings is a local conglomerate with businesses that range from finance to agriculture to mining. Human rights group Amnesty International in …
Newly discovered primate in Myanmar ‘already facing extinction’
Scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central Myanmar with a mask-like face framed by a shock of unruly grey hair. The Popa langur – named …
NLD’s Myanmar election win good for business
Voters have given Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy another five years to transform the crony economy left behind by decades of military rule.
Unofficial count gives Suu Kyi’s party victory in Myanmar
An unofficial tabulation of the vote from Myanmar’s general election showed Tuesday that the ruling National League for Democracy party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate …
How China played a key role in handing over Myanmar soldiers to international criminal court
China played a key role in handed over two Myanmar soldiers to international criminal court (ICC) who confessed to crimes committed by them on Rohingya in the country …
General elections in Myanmar
Supporters of the National League for Democracy party hold portraits of Aung San Suu Kyi as they celebrate in Yangon, Myanmar, as NLD officials said they were confident of a landslide victory in the …
Explainer: Suu Kyi, the army, insurgency – Myanmar’s 2020 election explained
Myanmar’s ruling party led by Aung San Suu Kyi claimed victory on Monday after a general election seen as a referendum on the first democratic government to lead the country since the end of decades …