US diplomat found dead in Myanmar, Thai woman in custody
US State Department confirms the fatality, but refuses to provide more information about the person’s death in Yangon.
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Myanmar pardons over 4,000 prisoners, including deposed president
Myanmar pardons former leader Win Myint, while lawyer for Aung San Suu Kyi says her jail sentence has been reduced.
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Hundreds missing after Rohingya refugee boat capsizes in Andaman Sea: UN
The UN and International Organization for Migration said about 250 people, including children, are feared missing.
Myanmar’s coup leader Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president
Min Aung Hlaing seeks to ‘enhance’ international relations and ties with ASEAN after coup plunged Myanmar into chaos.
Myanmar’s coup leader elected president by pro-military parliament
Min Aung Hlaing wins 429 out of the 584 votes cast by MPs to become the country’s president.
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Who is fighting in Myanmar’s multi-front civil war?
Alliances are fluid in Myanmar’s civil war, involving a military regime, ethnic armed groups and pro-democracy forces.
Russian weapons, tactics seen in Ukraine are shaping Myanmar’s civil war
Russian role felt in Myanmar, from aircraft to waves of conscripts launching ‘meat assaults’ made infamous in Ukraine.
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Why has India arrested US, Ukrainian nationals under ‘anti-terror’ laws?
Six Ukrainians and an American allegedly crossed from India to Myanmar to train armed groups in drone warfare.
Myanmar parliament dominated by pro-military party convenes after 5 years
New parliament opens for the first time since the 2021 coup after elections that excluded major opposition parties.
UK to end study visas for Myanmar, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Sudan students
The ban on students from the four countries comes amid a rise in anti-immigration sentiment in the UK.
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Near-blind Rohingya refugee found dead after border patrol release
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a nearly-blind Rohingya refugee, was found dead days after US Border Patrol agents released him.
Published On 27 Feb 2026
