Washington’s decision came after junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing sent a letter, dated July 11, to Mr. Trump seeking a ...

Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is seen on a screen during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 80th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw, 27 March, 2025© AP Photo Officers and spectators at a parade to ...

U.S. diplomats do not formally engage with the junta, but Mr. Trump sent a letter to Min Aung Hlaing by name on Monday telling him the U.S. would impose a 40% tariff from August 1, down from a ...

Min Aung Hlaing studied law at Myanmar's Yangon University in the 1970s, but steered clear of the political activism and anti-military protests that were widespread at the time to instead focus on ...

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, head of the military council, inspects officers during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 80th Armed Forces Day, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Thursday, March 27, 2025.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan KC on Wednesday sought an arrest warrant for Myanmar General and Acting President Min Aung Hlaing. The ICC alleges crimes against humanity ...

The head of Myanmar’s military government made a rare appearance at a ceremony on Saturday honoring General Aung San, an ...

Led by Min Aung Hlaing, the military seized power in Myanmar in February 2021, ousting democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's elected civilian government. Mass demonstrations ensued and were put down ...

Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing’s 2025 military and cabinet reshuffles bare striking resemblance to former leader Than Shwe’s exit strategy. But military defeats and the junta’s diminishing ...

For Min Aung Hlaing, who has remained diplomatically isolated since leading the 2021 coup, the meeting marks a rare moment of international legitimacy, albeit unofficial.

Min Aung Hlaing said the “ultimate mission” of the ruling State Administrative Council is to hold a “free and fair multiparty democratic election" and that the census would be used to build ...

Min Aung Hlaing, left, with Vladimir Putin during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on March 4. Photographer: Pavel Bednyakov/Pool/AFP/Getty Images The Southeast Asian country is ...