A figurehead leader, he had little real power but did endorse measures that allowed the country’s generals to extend their ...

YANGON: The state funeral for Acting President U Myint Swe was held on Monday (Aug 11) afternoon at the Tatmadaw General ...

The military imposed emergency rule and created new administrative structures after it ousted the elected government of Aung ...

The military government hopes elections can bring more international legitimacy. But the generals will still rule, and ...

This was Naypyidaw, the mysterious Burmese Oz, built under complete secrecy by the government and was, in 2005, declared the country’s official capital city despite its remote location and ...

Myanmar’s military government announced on Thursday that it was ending the state of emergency declared after it seized power ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar -- As President Obama spends the day pushing for further democratic reforms in Myanmar, he is doing so in a place that stands as a constant reminder of the challenges facing ...

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: The world's weirdest capital city Oliver Smith Updated May 15, 2019 — 11.14am first published at 10.35am Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ...

But 225 miles to the north, Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s purpose-built capital, unveiled in 2005, was comparatively quiet. U.N. staff estimated a protest of about 1,000 people on Sunday.

Indeed Naypyidaw, or the home of kings, has emerged from virgin forests to stake a claim to be the world’s weirdest citadel in just a handful of years. Burma announced an overnight transfer of ...

A Naypyidaw map vividly sums up the willful seclusion of Burma’s leaders: the space where the generals’ lavish homes should be is completely blank. GLOBAL DISPATCH For a new postcard from ...

When I heard that the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) next regional meeting in 2013 was going to take place in Naypyidaw, I had just gotten back from the Myanmar capital on a two-day journey that ...