BANGKOK — Myanmar’s security forces arrested the son-in-law of the country’s former longtime military ruler, Than Shwe, for allegedly posting inflammatory statements on his Facebook account ...

Yangon: A Myanmar Vice President with close ties to the former junta Chief Than Shwe has become a monk, officials said. Tin Aung Myint Oo's actions are being seen as a move that observers believe ...

"He's still a monk. We didn't know about his resignation ... presidents and seen as a close ally of former junta strongman Than Shwe, could still return to his post. "But I doubt it - I think ...

Than Shwe on Tuesday in an effort to broker an end ... The generals can “shoot monk after monk,” but their days are numbered. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, who ruled with an iron fist for almost two decades, has retired as head of the military after handing ...

They shouted slogans and carried posters in Delhi labelling the leader, whose regime crushed monk-led pro-democracy ... concerns over human rights. Than Shwe is expected to seek India's ...

For several days, they got no answer and wondered whether Senior Gen. Than Shwe had gone into hiding, or even fled the storm-battered country. Finally, the real reason became clear: Than Shwe didn ...

But unlike Kim Jong Il, the subject of recent Western biographies, very little is known about Myanmar’s paramount leader, Senior General Than Shwe. A reclusive hardliner who often refuses to ...