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Myanmar military chief General Min Aung Hlaing (L) and National League for Democracy (NLD) party leader Aung San Suu Kyi (R) shake hands after their meeting at the Commander in-Chief's office in Naypyidaw in 2016. (Phyo Hein Kyaw / AFP)

Washington has urged the leaders of Myanmar's new military regime to refrain from violence and relinquish power, after the death of a young anti-coup protester sparked new anger against the junta.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 24, 2019. (Fred Dufour / Pool / AFP)

The leader of Myanmar’s big brother, Ko Ko China, is set for a two-day visit in the Golden Land next week, with a great deal of money on the mind.

Yangon-based dance collective Junior Creative wowed the judges and audience on American’s Got Talent: The Champions.

Yangon-based collective Junior Creative gave a poignant performance that had audience members in tears on American’s Got Talent: The Champions.

In this file photo taken on April 25, 2018, taken from Maungdaw district, Myanmar's Rakhine state on April 25, 2018 shows Rohingya refugees gathering behind a barbed-wire fence in a temporary settlement setup in a "no man's land" border zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a US$3.07 billion operating budget which for the first time includes funding for the investigation of war crimes in Syria and Myanmar.

An Aung San Suu Kyi supporter with his family in The Hague, to support Myanmar's civilian leader in the Rohingya genocide case. (Min Sett Hein)

A Myanmar filmmaker living in London documented the pro-Suu Kyi rally at the three-day hearing.

A handout photo released on December 10, 2019 by the International Court of Justice shows International Court of Justice (ICJ) Judge and court president Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf speaking during the case of The Gambia v. Myanmar at the Peace Palace in The Hague. (Frank Van Beek / UN / ICJ/ AFP)

The Gambia hit out Thursday at Aung San Suu Kyi's "silence" over the plight of Rohingya Muslims after the Nobel peace laureate defended Myanmar against genocide charges at the UN's top court.

, Myanmar's Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the Myanmar armed forces. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

The United States on Tuesday stiffened sanctions against Myanmar's army chief over the mass killings of Rohingya, as his country defended itself against genocide charges before the top UN court.

A handout photo released on December 10, 2019 by the International Court of Justice shows Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attending the start of a three-day hearing on the Rohingya genocide case before the UN International Court of Justice at the Peace Palace of The Hague. (Frank Van Beek / UN Photo / ICJ / AFP)

Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday denied "genocidal intent" as she defended Myanmar's military operation against Rohingya Muslims in the UN's top court.

yanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi speaks before the centennial celebrations of Yangon University in Naypyidaw on December 2. (AFP / Thet Aung)

Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is set Tuesday to personally defend Myanmar in The Hague against accusations of genocide, in a remarkable fall from grace for the woman once hailed as a rights icon.

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