BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-backed party emerged the winner of an election, final official figures showed Wednesday, as the country’s army chief signed a law authorizing a new consultative body that ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-backed party emerged the winner of an election, final official figures showed Wednesday, as the country’s army chief signed a law authorizing a new consultative body ...

Yangon—Myanmar and Russia have signed a five-year military cooperation pact, Moscow said Tuesday, sealing an alliance analysts say has been crucial to the junta’s grip on power. Myanmar’s military ...

Myanmar and China have launched a new business association with the goal of luring about half a trillion US dollars in Chinese investment to Myanmar by the end of the decade under the supervision of ...

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to achieve most of its goals. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Yangon, Myanmar After ...

ASEAN diplomats gather for the extended informal consultation on the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus led by Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro in Cebu City on January 28, 2026.

Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at their annual retreat in Cebu, Philippines, Jan. 28, 2026. Credit: Facebook/ASEAN 2026 PH Southeast Asia’s top diplomats met ...

But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy. U Chit Myo Htike, known by his stage name Phoe Chit, ...

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...

‘FABRICATED VOTE.’ People check a voter list outside of a polling station during the third and final phase of Myanmar’s general election, at a polling station in Yangon on Sunday. The dominant ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar in the final ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, ...