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

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

State-run MRTV television reported that Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesties ...

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

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 will release more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty to mark the 77th anniversary of independence from ...

Released prisoners are welcomed by family members and colleagues after they left Insein Prison on Saturday (4 January) in ...

The military government of Myanmar is set to release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 foreigners, as part of an amnesty. This move coincides with the nation's independence day, amidst the ongoing ...

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

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 ...

PHOTOS: Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the spokesperson for the military government, said in an audio note to journalists that those being ...

Myanmar’s military government announced it was releasing 5,864 prisoners under an amnesty to mark independence day. Those ordered released include some 180 foreigners. Myanmar's ruling military ...