Myanmar frees almost ... The amnesty coincides with Thingyan, Myanmar’s ... Myanmar has remained in turmoil since the military overthrew Ms Suu Kyi’s elected government on 1 February 2021, ...

Myanmar's military government said Thursday it will release nearly 5,000 prisoners in an amnesty to mark the country's new year festivities. Myanmar's ongoing "Thingyan ... 2021 coup cut short ...

Also released, according to the independent online news outlet Myanmar Now, was Hanthar Nyein, a news producer for Kamayut Media, who was arrested in March 2021 along with co-founder U.S ...

Myanmar has been under military rule since Feb. 1, 2021, ... This year’s celebrations of Thingyan, the new year’s holiday, ...

Myanmar has been under military rule since February 2021, when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. The head of Myanmar's military junta has granted amnesty to ...

Myanmar has become, by some estimates, the current center for global organized crime following the 2021 coup and now meets the definition of a failed state.

In Myanmar, the holiday is called Thingyan. But this year, the country is struggling to recover from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake on March 28 that devastated its central heartland, killing more ...

As Myanmar begins the Thingyan New Year festivities this weekend, the UN raised a call for the military to announce a full amnesty for detainees it has incarcerated since the February 2021 coup, ...

Even before last month's quake, Myanmar was reeling from a repressive military that seized power in 2021 and is carrying out a brutal war on the pro-democracy forces trying to unseat it. In 2020 ...

Women are sprayed water during the first day of annual water festival also known as Thingyan, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, April 13, 2025. -- AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo - Unhappy new year - ...

Myanmar has remained in turmoil since the military overthrew Ms Suu Kyi’s elected government on 1 February 2021, sparking mass protests that evolved into an armed resistance.

Even before last month’s quake, Myanmar was reeling from a repressive military that seized power in 2021 and is carrying out a brutal war on the pro-democracy forces trying to unseat it. In 2020 ...