After Myanmar was struck by a powerful earthquake on March 28, the leader of the country's military junta, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, issued a rare call for international aid. Teams of rescue workers ...

Thailand will advocate more international engagement with Myanmar at an upcoming Southeast Asia leader summit next week, its foreign minister said, in a push for international cooperation to ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Myanmar's deadliest natural disaster in years has strengthened the position of ruling general, Min Aung Hlaing, by opening diplomatic channels closed for four years after his ...

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance.

Min Aung Hlaing (MAH), the military commander-in-chief and Myanmar’s unelected leader, made visits to earthquake hit areas, flanked by pro-junta outlets and select foreign media.

Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers Sunday, March 30, 2025 12:05 am Rubble lies near a pagoda damaged during a strong earthquake on Friday in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Myanmar’s military junta launched fire at a Chinese Red Cross convoy delivering earthquake aid as the leader rejected calls for a ceasefire by armed rebel groups to focus on relief and rescue ...

On Saturday, Myanmar’s junta leader, Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, announced during a visit to Belarus that the country would hold national elections by January 2026.

Junta officials later announced they had managed to successfully conduct the census in only 145 out of 330 townships, less than half of the country. Japan is not alone in opposing the junta’s plans.

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, as it seeks to shore up its forces fighting rebel groups opposed to its ...

An arrest warrant is unlikely to significantly affect General Min Aung Hlaing’s travel plans. Myanmar is not a member state of the I.C.C., and neither are China and Russia, the junta’s top allies.