Burma&#39;s hardline generals
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Burma has been ruled by a repressive military junta for the last decade and a half, prompting economic stagnation and international condemnation.
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Burma&#39;s secretive military regime has forced out its prime minister, General Khin Nyunt, according to officials in neighbouring Thailand.
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Retired army chief Surayud Chulanont may have a spotless reputation, but his military background will only fuel questions about the ruling junta's commitment to restore democracy
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Burma's military rulers try to stop the flow of information to and from the country as a crackdown on anti-government protests continues.
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Gaining leverage over Myanmarâs self-sufficient, insular junta is proving as hard as it sounds.
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Burma announced Thursday that it would release more than 5,000 prisoners, and a senior official said a top dissident who was democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi&#39;s closest aide would also be freed before long.
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NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 24: Senior General Than Shwe, head of the Myanmar regime, arrived in New Delhi today to start a visit that marks a high point in Indiaâs decade-long effort to politically engage Yangonâs military rulers.
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After facing violence from the ruling junta, Buddhist holy men said they would refuse alms from the military - a move that is likely to embarrass Burma's dictatorship.
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Burma's Prime minister in exile Sein Win with Foreign Minister Cyril Svoboda, photo: CTK Ever since a coup in 1962, Burma has been governed by a military Junta.
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YANGON: A cabinet reshuffle in Myanmar has strengthened the hand of hardliners and left a new breed of political novices from the military in charge of crucial dealings with the regimeâs international critics.
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Burma's army has moved reinforcements into ethnic minority areas for the probable renewal of an offensive
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Myanmar&#39;s tough but pragmatic prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his hardline army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San
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Burmese PM Khin Nyunt, who was dismissed last month, threatened army unity, a top military official says.
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Government troops retaliate violently against protesters in Burma's capital, sealing off streets and firing into crowds
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Myanmar's tough but pragmatic prime minister was sacked Tuesday by his hard-line army colleagues, clouding prospects for the freedom of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and for democracy in the military-led Southeast Asian nation.
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Military rulers in Burma are bracing themselves for a new day of protests after a dusk-to-dawn curfew passes.
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BANGKOK , Thailand -- The generals billed it as a pro-democracy military coup, and although they had ousted one of the most popular prime ministers in Thailand's history, most commentators here yesterday tended to agree.