World | Myanmar frequently grants amnesty to thousands of prisoners to commemorate holidays or Buddhist festivals and it released 9,000 prisoners last year.

Myanmar: Junta says will free nearly 6,000 prisoners in annual amnesty

Myanmar's military government has halted the issuing of permits for men to work abroad amid the ongoing civil war. The decision came weeks after the junta released an order mandating enlistment of youth which prompted many to try to leave the country.

Myanmar suspends foreign work permits as thousands try to flee after enlistment order

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday (June 7) that lawyers defending political detainees in Myanmar military junta-run courts are facing harassment and are even being jailed by military authorities.

Myanmar junta intimidating lawyers who represent opponents: Report

Myanmar's military junta on Friday said the death toll from Cyclone Mocha has reached 145. Most of the dead, as per the news agency AFP, belong to the persecuted Rohingya minority.

Cyclone Mocha: Myanmar Junta says reports of 400 Rohingya dead 'not true,' claims toll at 145