Myint Swe, who has died aged 74, was the stooge for the latest phase of the armed forces’ seemingly perpetual repression of the Burmese people. He became acting president of Myanmar in February 2021,

Industry leaders believe that if political conditions stabilize, Myanmar could drive sustained double-digit growth over the next decade.

Myanmar's junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of the country out of its control, and international monitors slating the poll as a charade.

A police officer takes aim at a group of protesters rallying against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 9, 2021.

Myanmar law students are reporting for JURIST on challenges to the rule of law in their country under the military junta that deposed the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Here, one of our correspondents who must remain anonymous offers her perspective on circumstances and events in Myanmar two years after the military coup. The text has only been lightly edited to ...

Myanmar was under military rule for five decades after a 1962 coup, and Suu Kyi’s five years as leader had been its most democratic period, despite continued use of repressive colonial-era laws.

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to Myanmar's streets to protest the Feb. 1 military coup d ‘etat and brutal violence against civilians. At least 1,459 people have been killed.

Myanmar's economy is already suffering due to COVID-19. Analysts say an imposition of broad economic sanctions in response to the coup could harm the country and result in greater Chinese influence.