Three international election monitoring groups say any polls held in the current circumstances in Myanmar can only be a sham aimed at prolonging military rule.

Singapore-listed petroleum explorer Interra Resources said late on Thursday a production-sharing contract between its subsidiary and an entity controlled by the Myanmar government was extended years ...

Myanmar's embattled junta has banned anyone eligible for military conscription from leaving the country without permission, ...

Despite assertions of international support, the regime’s proposed election finds favor only among a tiny handful of ...

Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...

Myanmar's ruling military has extended a state of emergency for another six months, state media reported on Friday, a day ...

The six-month extension is intended to buy time for the military’s long-promised election, but conditions in the country are ...

“It started with the military junta dragging out young men from their ... open image in gallery The Myanmar military – and the rebels they are fighting – are preying on the Rohingya with ...

A BBC World Service study found the junta in full control of only 21% of Myanmar as of mid-November, a patchwork of rebel groups holding 42% and both sides contesting the rest. With the ground ...

Myanmar's military junta has announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year ...

Analysis-Risk of Violence Escalates in Myanmar's Civil War as Junta Flags Elections By Shoon Naing and Devjyot Ghoshal BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain ...