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Head of Myanmar's military government visits close ally China for the first time since taking power

Nov. 05, 2024 00:27 AM EST

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar's military government embarked Tuesday on an official visit to China, the embattled Southeast Asian nation’s most important international ally, for several regional meetings. It is the first time Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has traveled to the...

Head of Myanmar's military government urges ethnic rebels to join peace talks

Oct. 15, 2024 11:57 AM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The head of Myanmar’s military government on Tuesday invited ethnic rebels to hold peace talks to end armed conflict across the country, the second time in less than a month that the ruling generals have publicly promoted negotiations. Senior Gen. Min Aung...

Myanmar's military government begins a census seen as a way to gather information about opponents

Oct. 01, 2024 22:43 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government began a nationwide census Tuesday, saying it will be used to compile voter lists for a general election promised for next year, even though much of the country is engulfed in civil war. The census is widely seen as an effort to gather...

Myanmar soldiers help clean up after a typhoon that killed more than 380 people

Sep. 23, 2024 10:22 AM EDT

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (AP) — Soldiers carted away debris Monday from parts of military-run Myanmar where floods and landslides from Typhoon Yagi and monsoon rains earlier this month left more than 380 dead and 89 missing, according to reports in state-run media. The death toll in...

Death toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are missing

Sep. 14, 2024 13:39 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 people missing, Myanmar’s state television said Saturday. Difficulties in compiling information have raised fears that the number of casualties may be...

Military-run Myanmar to hold a census next month to prepare for election slated for 2025

Sep. 02, 2024 12:49 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar will hold a national census next month to compile voter lists for a general election and to analyze population and socioeconomic trends, the head of the military government said. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing’s announcement on Sunday comes as Myanmar is...

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations

Aug. 14, 2024 12:24 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — China’s top diplomat on Wednesday visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar's army has...