Kyu Kyu Hla’s billion-kyat collection of Hermès, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Yves Saint Laurent handbags exposes the opulent underbelly of Myanmar’s military elite.

While others shouted “Happy New Year!” I could only murmur, “Min Aung Hlaing, Mother F…”—a curse widely used against the junta boss in Myanmar. For Myanmar people, 2025 begins with little to be happy about.

Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday.

A protester holds up a poster featuring Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in front of the Central Bank of Myanmar in Yangon on Feb. 15, 2021. (Photo: AFP) Earlier this week,

Myanmar’s military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain on Saturday.

"Myanmar’s military regime struggled harder to maintain a charade of normalcy this year as its territorial control shrank in the face of relentless resistance advances."

The possibility of escalating violence underscores the precarious nature of the joint venture security project, necessitating careful evaluation of its long-term consequences.

Myanmar’s military government on Saturday announced a mass amnesty to release over 6,000 prisoners, marking the 77th anniversary of the country’s independence from Britain. It remains unclear whether political prisoners,

Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesties covering 5,864 prisoners from Myanmar, as well as 180 foreigners who will be deported. Mass prisoner releases are common on ...

Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the military government, granted amnesty to 5,864 prisoners from Myanmar, as well as 180 foreigners who will be deported. Mass prisoner releases are common on holidays ...

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Also this week, the Air Force chief urged escalation of a campaign that has killed over 1,000 civilians, and the cash-strapped regime went begging for investment in Hong Kong.