Myanmar’s military junta has pardoned nearly 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual new year’s amnesty, but there are no indications that prominent political prisoners like ousted leader Aung San Suu ...

Burmese villagers fled into Thailand as clashes erupted along border towns. Some 250 residents from Myanmar sought shelter as ...

Watch The Independent’s documentary Cancelled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi The amnesty coincides with Thingyan, Myanmar’s traditional new year festival, and follows a 7.7-magnitude ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...

It is impossible to understand Aung San Suu Kyi, or Myanmar, without understanding Buddhism. Yet this underlying story has often been eclipsed as the world has focused instead on military ...

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 ...