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Min Aung Hlaing

Min Aung Hlaing
Min Aung Hlaing
The latest news on Min Aung Hlaing, Burmese army general and chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar, including political news and updates.
Born
3 Jul 1956
Industry
Military, Politics
Job Title
Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar
Aung San Suu Kyi attends a press conference at the Akasaka Palace State Guest House in Tokyo on October 9, 2018. Photo: EPA-EFE
Myanmar

Myanmar frees Win Myint, cuts Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison term in amnesty deal

Newly elected president Min Aung Hlaing also commuted all death sentences and released 4,300 prisoners to mark the Thingyan new year.

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Indonesia

Indonesian activists target Myanmar’s president in genocide case against him

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Myanmar

Fuel crisis at planting season threatens Myanmar’s fragile economy

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Myanmar

From general to Myanmar president: Min Aung Hlaing’s ‘cosmetic’ rebrand

His transition from top general to president is a ‘veneer’ that poses a challenge for Asean, which has long shunned him, critics say.

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Myanmar’s parliament elected junta chief Min Aung Hlaing as president on Friday. Photo: AFP
Myanmar

Why Myanmar top general’s exit is window dressing to cement military rule

Min Aung Hlaing, who has resigned from the armed forces, is set to get approval from the military-allied parliament to become president.

Myanmar

Video | Myanmar’s junta chief set to continue rule as civilian president

With the military controlling parliament, Min Aung Hlaing is widely expected to be elected president.

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Myanmar

Myanmar paves way for junta chief to be civilian president

Min Aung Hlaing has ruled Myanmar since 2021 when he ordered a coup toppling the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Outgoing Myanmar military Commander-in-Chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (right) greets leaders as he leaves after a ceremony to transfer the duties of the Myanmar military commander-in-Chief in Myanmar on Monday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

Myanmar’s junta-proxy parliament meets for first time since 2021 coup

Stacked with military allies and ex-generals, the new assembly aims to legitimise a regime the United Nations and EU have branded a sham.

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Myanmar

Opinion | Myanmar’s junta staged an election. It couldn’t stage legitimacy

A closer look at the vote raises doubts about whether the generals can hold the country hostage in the long term.

Myanmar

Myanmar convicts charged as ‘terrorists’ by junta freed in mass amnesty

Activists and armed groups fighting the junta have been labelled ‘terrorist’ outfits, and punished with life prison terms and possible death sentences.

Released prisoners look from a bus window outside Insein Prison in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Myanmar

Why China’s Myanmar dilemma still persists, 5 years and 1 election later

Old concerns about stability and security linger as other big players vie for sway over Myanmar’s rare earth bounty and strategic location.

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Myanmar

East Timor triggers Asean first, accuses Myanmar of war crimes

East Timor’s laws allow its domestic courts to investigate and potentially prosecute serious international crimes regardless of where they were committed.

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Asean

Asian Angle | How Asean can resolve its Myanmar dilemma post-election

Asean should not discard the Five-Point Consensus, but translate it into a politically astute strategy of conditional engagement.

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Asean

How far can Asean engage Myanmar without legitimising military rule?

The bloc’s foreign ministers meet in Cebu amid concerns that diplomacy could slide into tacit acceptance of military rule.

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Asean foreign ministers pose for a group photo in Cebu City on Thursday where they discussed the bloc’s response to the Myanmar crisis. Photo: Reuters
Myanmar

‘What was the point?’: Myanmar’s loaded election brings win for junta allies

Disenfranchised citizens and migrants dismiss the election as a meaningless exercise designed solely to validate the military’s iron grip.

Myanmar electoral officials count ballots at a polling station in Yangon on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

Video | Can Myanmar’s elections bring an end to its civil war?

International observers and bodies have slammed the elections as a sham that is neither free nor fair.

Myanmar

Video | Police find village-sized meth labs in Myanmar jungle

Junta authorities said they made the discovery after regaining control of land previously run by rebel groups.

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Myanmar

Philippine minister’s ‘premature’ Myanmar visit casts doubts over Asean’s role

Critics say the visit may be viewed as the bloc’s new chair endorsing a controversial junta-led election in Myanmar.

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A woman casts a ballot during the second phase of Myanmar’s election in Yangon on Sunday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

As I see it | Why China is Myanmar’s only real hope

A general election won’t end the country’s brutal civil war, but regional coordination by key neighbouring countries without Western interference might.

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Myanmar

‘They always lie’: pro-military party claims big lead in Myanmar’s disputed vote

The overwhelming lead claimed by the USDP in the first poll phase is met with condemnation from rights groups warning of a rigged process.

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‘Military has destroyed our lives’: Myanmar votes in election amid civil war

The multiphase election, which the junta insists is ‘free and fair’, comes nearly four years after it took power in a coup.

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A voter shows her inked finger after casting a ballot in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Photo: EPA
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‘Lost my future’: Myanmar’s ‘charade’ election dims hopes of diaspora

The junta’s phased election starting on Sunday has been slammed as a ploy for its generals to stay in power.

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A Myanmar police officer stands guard during the Union Solidarity and Development Party’s election campaign on the final day of campaigning in Naypyitaw on Friday. Photo: EPA
Myanmar

China brokers Myanmar rebel pullback from ruby mining town

Rebels abandon key areas Mogok and Momeik after Beijing-led talks, signalling a shift in the civil war’s dynamics.

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Myanmar

UN chief urges Myanmar junta to prioritise aid over holding election

Antonio Guterres has also called on all parties to support Asean’s push for an immediate end to the conflict in Myanmar.

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Asean

Asean in a bind: can bloc halt Myanmar junta’s ‘sham’ election?

Pressure is mounting on Asean chair Malaysia to issue a statement that outright rejects the election and any government that emerges from it.

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Men check for names on an officially published eligible-voter list at a ward administrative office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on September 30. Photo: AP
Myanmar

Asean’s failure to meet Myanmar junta over election shows its ‘limited leverage’

A trip by an Asean delegation to Myanmar to discuss the country’s election plan has been postponed to October.

The Asean summit held in Kuala Lumpur on May 26. The bloc has yet to discuss with Myanmar about its general election plan. Photo: AFP
China-Asean relations

How Southeast Asia showed its support for China and sent a message to the US

Top leaders from the region attended this month’s military parade in Beijing in a ‘reminder’ to Washington that they have alternatives.

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India

‘Short-sighted’: India’s realpolitik on Myanmar imperils Asean’s peace plans

Modi’s meeting with Min Aung Hlaing risks lending the junta legitimacy and undermining efforts to resolve Myanmar’s civil war, analysts say.

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