The small protest in the central Myanmar town of Pyin Oo Lwin on January 16 was far less spectacular than the military’s recent battlefield losses, but for dictator-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing it was ...

The country’s military leader has been accused of crimes against humanity over the army’s persecution of the Rohingya ethnic group. By Eve Sampson The head of Myanmar’s military junta was accused on ...

(Reuters) -Just days after the United Nations accused his military of brutally driving what eventually became 1 million Rohingya out of the country, Myanmar's then-army chief Min Aung Hlaing declared ...

Myanmar's military chief has used a speech at the annual Armed Forces Day to reaffirm plans to hold a general election by the end of the year and call on opposition groups fighting the army to join in ...

Myanmar junta chief Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has taken on the role of “acting president” replacing army-appointed Vice President Myint Swe, who has served in the role since the February 2021 coup.

Regime spokesman Zaw Min Tun rejected the idea that the vote aims to entrench military rule, while also hinting at a leadership role for junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.

In February 2025, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing reshuffled key military positions, mirroring the succession strategy of former military leader Than Shwe. By promoting younger officers and ...

Nov. 27 (UPI) --International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar Senior General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing. The ICC alleges crimes ...

After four years of postponing general elections, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing now appears to have picked up a new sense of urgency to move forward with them in 2025 — likely as a personal ...