Myanmar's military on Thursday nominally transferred power to a civilian-led interim government ahead of a planned election, with the junta chief remaining in charge of the war-torn country in his ...

The Trump administration has heard competing proposals that would significantly alter longstanding U.S. policy toward Myanmar, with the aim of diverting its vast supplies of rare earth minerals ...

Myanmar ends state of emergency in some parts before planned elections General Min Aung Hlaing to lead an 11-member commission to supervise the elections, expected in December.

Myanmar’s figurehead president, U Myint Swe, who served for four years as the acting president after the military seized power in a coup, died early Thursday in Naypyidaw, the capital. He was 74.