Myanmar has opened its first parliamentary session in more than five years following an election that did not include major opposition parties, ensuring that the ruling military is set to retain a ...

The military and its allies hold nearly 90% of the seats in the two-chamber parliament, while major opposition parties were ...

March 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar's parliament convened on Monday for the first time since a coup five years ago, in one of the final steps in a nominal return to democracy where its powerful military ...

The meeting follows a controversial multi-phase election that was dominated by the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party.

March 16 (Reuters) - Myanmar's new parliament selected the chairman of the army-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party as speaker of the lower house on Monday. Khin Yi, a retired brigadier ...

The Irrawaddy spoke with leaders of ethnic armed groups, exiled political parties, activists, and analysts for their insights on the military-controlled parliament and its new speaker.

Military enforcer and USDP chief Khin Yi is rewarded with the speaker post, while the deputy’s role is taken by veteran apparatchik Maung Maung Aye.

Lebo M, the chant's composer and performer, is seeking $27,000,000 in damages from comedian Learnmore Jonasi, according to the complaint ...