More than four years after its establishment, the country’s opposition government has come under increasing pressure to reform.

Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, urges the military regime of Myanmar to release all ...

The plan leaves the door open for parliament to introduce mandatory service at least for a limited number of people in future ...

Germany’s Bundestag voted for a bill on Friday that allows the country to move towards conscription, as tensions with Russia spur calls for Europe to gain more independence from the US security ...

Images that defined the year ...

A new election law imposes harsh criminal penalties for "any speech, organising, inciting, protesting, or distributing leaflets in order to destroy a part of the electoral process." ...

Myanmar’s ruling junta has dropped outstanding charges against 5,580 people and pardoned or reduced sentencing for a further ...

Myanmar ’s military rulers have granted amnesty to more than 3,000 political prisoners locked up for opposing army rule and dropped charges against over 5,500 others ahead of ...

Rights groups have criticized the Trump administration's decision to end deportation protections for Myanmar citizens.

A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government extended its crackdown on online scam activities to a second major location, detaining hundreds of foreigners and seizing thousands of mobile phones used ...