Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a vice-president by the lower house on Tuesday, parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the country's civilian leader.

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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected a Vice-President (V-P) by the lower house on Tuesday (March 31, 2026), parliament officials said, with the coup leader edging closer to becoming the ...

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing stepped down as commander in chief and is expected to be installed as the next civilian leader of the country by its rubber-stamp Parliament. By Richard C. Paddock ...

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In Myanmar’s military-controlled capital, Naypyidaw—an isolated city of more than 800,000 where oversize government compounds are separated by almost-empty highways—drivers stand in line for hours ...

Myanmar’s military leadership is preparing for a reshuffle, state media reported, in a rare public signalling of transition ‌by the secretive institution that has dominated the Southeast Asian nation.

The man who has led the military junta in Myanmar for 15 years was nominated by the lower house of parliament for the presidency on Monday after a general election that paved the way to legitimise ...

Myanmar has entered the sixth year of a brutal civil war that the military regime, which seized control of the country in 2021, is increasingly confident it can win. The conflict was triggered when ...

Myanmar's Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing and his successor as military chief Ye Win Oo attend a handover ceremony in Naypyitaw on March 30, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Myanmar military)(Kyodo) NAYPYITAW ...

Myanmar's military chief has stepped down to seek the presidency in the general's latest efforts to maintain power behind the facade of a civilian administration. Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar ...

Ye Win Oo's rise linked to loyalty to predecessor Min Aung Hlaing Min Aung Hlaing poised to become Myanmar's president Former intelligence chief led troops in arresting Aung San Suu Kyi March 31 ...