Myanmar junta chief admits election won't be nationwide, as war continues

Critics and many Western nations view the election - due to start in late December and the first since the coup - as a sham ...

Myanmar marks 10th anniversary of Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement with call for lasting peace

YANGON: A ceremony to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) was held on ...
The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Junta Boss Names Wife’s Protégé as New Aide-de-Camp

Lieutenant Colonel Kyaw Zaw Ye rose through the ranks more through smarts and careful cultivation of connections than ...

Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing

After the coup, and the military's crackdown on protesters, Myanmar became a pariah in many capitals, with some countries ...
The Irrawaddy

Beijing Preaches Noninterference While Playing Both Sides in Myanmar’s War

Analysts say envoy Deng’s “peace” message at an NCA anniversary event masks China’s interference as it pressures both the ...
Bangkok Post

Min Aung Hlaing wades into ruling controversy

Gen Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces, has stepped into the public eye in regard to Thai-Myanmar relations following the Koh Tao verdict. He has asked Thailand for a ...
The Diplomat

Myanmar: The Many Foes of Min Aung Hlaing

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 ...
Yahoo

Explainer: All eyes on Myanmar army chief Min Aung Hlaing as military seizes power

FILE PHOTO: Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's commander-in-chief, shakes hands with National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi before their meeting in Hlaing's office at ...
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Myanmar military chief Min Aung Hlaing commits to hold elections by year's end

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 ...
The Diplomat

Min Aung Hlaing Family Assets Recovered in Thai Drug Raid

The discoveries, which include assets belonging to the Myanmar junta chief’s adult son and daughter, suggest that military figures are using Thailand as a financial safe haven. Myanmar’s Senior Gen.
Newsday

The leader of Myanmar's army government is named acting president so he can renew state of emergency

BANGKOK — Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, on Monday also took the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post who was unable to perform his ...
The Hindu

Min Aung Hlaing | The man behind the coup

When Min Aung Hlaing became Myanmar’s military chief in 2011, the country was transitioning into quasi democracy. The military had introduced a new Constitution in 2008, a year after the violent ...