An airstrike by Myanmar’s army on a village under the control of an armed ethnic minority group has killed about 40 people ...

While the amnesty included around 600 political prisoners, it should not be taken as a sign of conciliation on the part of ...

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a ...

Relatives of released prisoners await their loved ones outside prison after the country's junta government announced it would ...

Myanmar's State Administration Council on Saturday (Jan 4) pardoned approximately 6,000 prisoners to mark the country's 77th ...

Release was part of Independence Day pardons granted to many people; most spent time behind bars due to gambling offences.

The military government of Myanmar released 5,864 prisoners on Saturday. The mass amnesty was to commemorate the 77th ...

Belarusian Minister of Foreign Affairs Maksim Ryzhenkov is leading a Belarusian delegation on an official visit to the ...

Myanmar's military government announced the release of over 6,000 prisoners in a mass amnesty marking the country's 77th ...

Myanmar's military government plans to release 5,864 prisoners as part of an amnesty on its independence day. However, ...

Myanmar became a British colony in the late 19th century and regained its independence on Jan. 4, 1948. In the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar’s military government celebrated the anniversary with a ...

The amnesty includes 5,864 local prisoners and 180 foreigners who will be deported, according to state-run MRTV television .