Myanmar’s military junta has pardoned nearly 5,000 prisoners as part of an annual new year’s amnesty, but there are no indications that prominent political prisoners like ousted leader Aung San Suu ...

Watch The Independent’s documentary Cancelled: The rise and fall of Aung San Suu Kyi The amnesty coincides with Thingyan, Myanmar’s traditional new year festival, and follows a 7.7-magnitude ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...

Myanmar has been under military rule since February 2021, when its army ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government. The head of Myanmar's military junta has granted amnesty to ...

It is impossible to understand Aung San Suu Kyi, or Myanmar, without understanding Buddhism. Yet this underlying story has often been eclipsed as the world has focused instead on military ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to nearly 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to around 4,900 prisoners to mark the country's traditional new ...