BANGKOK, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing asking his support for the country's democracy. It was a "personal letter," in which Hlaing cited reasons for the declaration of a...

The Myanmar military called on all the people to jointly stop the activities of lawbreakers in the interests of the state and the nation amid current protest in the country. In a statement on Monday, the military said that citizens have the right to speak, work and live freely in accordance with...

JAKARTA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia and Malaysia are pushing for a special ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting to discuss the situation in Myanmar. Indonesian President Joko Widodo conveyed the call in a joint press statement with Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin...

YANGON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health while being under detention at her residence, a senior military official told Xinhua on Friday. President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi were remanded in custody for violating the National...

YANGON, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- U Win Htein, patron of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD), was arrested late Thursday, an official from the Myanmar Police Force told Xinhua on Friday. The 80-year-old patron, who is believed to be a trusted confidant of the party's chair Aung San Suu Kyi,...

The outlook for Myanmar's future still hangs in the balance. Myanmar-listed shares took a pounding on Wednesday in the wake of the military control of the government eliciting a state of emergency for one year. The Myanmar Stock Price Index shed 26.47, or 6 percent, to settle at 417.25 as...

YANGON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar temporarily suspended the access of social media platform Facebook on Thursday, according to a statement issued by Telenor, one of the four operators running in Myanmar. The statement said all mobile operators, international gateways and internet service...

YANGON, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's State Administration Council held meetings with union ministers and officials from union-level organizations on Wednesday, state-run media reported on Thursday. Led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, in his capacity of the chair...

Police officers guard one of the entrances to the Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. Myanmar President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will be remanded in detention until Feb. 15, a National League for Democracy official confirmed on Wednesday.

YANGON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmars State Administration Council announced on Wednesday that the citizens can continue the use of 5,000 and 10,000 kyat notes trustfully.The council said that rumours and fake news were spread in social media about the demonetization of 5,000 and 10,000 kyat notes...

YANGON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's newly formed State Administration Council held talks with the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and its affiliated associations on Wednesday, according to a release from the Military True News Information Team....

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 3 -- The United Nations is watching the situation in Myanmar "very closely and with concern," a UN spokesman said on Wednesday.The United Nations has more than 2,500 personnel in Myanmar, both international and national, providing crucial development and humanitarian support to

YANGON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will be remanded in detention until Feb. 15, a National League for Democracy (NLD) official confirmed on Wednesday. The police sued President U Win Myint under the National Disaster Management Law and...

YANGON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Office of the Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services announced formation of a new 11-membered State Administration Council under Section 419 of Constitution late Tuesday. Chaired by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, the council is...

China's Foreign Ministry Tuesday stressed that all actions by the international community should contribute to Myanmar's political and social stability. Spokesperson Wang Wenbin made the remarks when being asked about China's expectations from the United Nation Security Council meeting on the...

YANGON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A majority of regional and state chief ministers were released on Tuesday after the military's one-day detention, a senior military official told Xinhua. The military detained government leaders, regional and state chief ministers and central executive members of the...

MOSCOW, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Russia hopes for a peaceful settlement of the political crisis in Myanmar, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday in a statement. "We hope for a peaceful settlement of the situation in accordance with the current legislation through the resumption of political...

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 1 -- The Security Council will discuss the Myanmar situation on Tuesday, following the detention of political leaders by the military in the country."We had it on the program of work originally for discussion later this week.

YANGON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar military announced a major cabinet reshuffle hours after the country declared the state of emergency on Monday. Under the cabinet reshuffle, new union ministers were appointed for 11 ministries while 24 deputy ministers were removed from their posts, the...