Kyaw Swar Lin, a protege of the junta boss but untested in combat, takes operational command as the army faces a new wave of battlefield challenges on multiple fronts.

Resistance groups in Pale Township have told residents to expect retaliation for the downing of a regime jet on Tuesday.

Regime tourism minister Kyaw Soe Win is in Moscow trying to boost Russian visitor numbers to Myanmar, despite the failure of previous efforts.

Driven by fear and jealousy, Myanmar’s military leaders repeatedly attacked and imprisoned Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Now, you can trace her decades-long political struggle to dismantle military ...