Explosions rocked Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Saturday as protesters held flash marches for democracy, defying a brutal junta that has held onto power for three bloody months.

Bomb blasts, flash protests as Myanmar enters fourth month under junta

Demonstrating for the third week their determination to force the country’s military to return to its barracks, protesters in Myanmar appear to be learning lessons from a decade of protest in the Middle East and North Africa.

Opinion- Myanmar: Exploiting lessons learnt in the Middle East

Three blasts took place in the normally quiet town of Manaung on an island off Myanmar's western coast where Suu Kyi was due to arrive to attend the opening of a solar power plant.

Small blasts hit Rakhine town as Myanmar's Suu Kyi visits

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Wednesday in support of proposed constitutional amendments that would reduce the power of the military.

Suu Kyi's bid to reform charter sparks rival protests in Myanmar

Ultra-nationalist monks in Myanmar accepted a cash donation from the military on Monday while condemning Aung San Suu Kyi and her government for allowing Rohingya Muslims to enter the country "illegally".

Myanmar's hardline monks rail against Rohingya, Aung San Suu Kyi

As Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi arrived at a Yangon court recently to face charges of defaming Myanmar's military in Facebook posts, the ailing filmmaker was greeted by a crowd of activists dressed in blue, the colour of prison uniforms.

As Myanmar military takes critics to court, some want  Aung San Suu Kyi to act

Myanmar's military Saturday said they would thwart attempts by leader Aung San Suu Kyi's party to alter the "essence" of the country's controversial constitution, putting the army and civilian administration on a collision course over the politically-charged issue.

Myanmar army warns against changing 'essence' of constitution

Myanmar set up a committee to discuss reforming the country's military-drafted constitution on Tuesday, pitting Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government openly against the powerful armed forces for the first time over the incendiary issue.

Myanmar picks panel to reform army-scripted constitution

A Myanmar court Friday sentenced two people to death for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi advisor, after a drawn-out trial backlit by allegations of impunity with the main suspect still at large.

Myanmar court sentences two to death for Muslim lawyer's murder

Myanmar's ruling party clashed with military lawmakers on Tuesday as it proposed steps towards changing the constitution, its biggest challenge in nearly three years to the army's power over politics as enshrined in the charter.

Myanmar Suu Kyi's party clashes with military over proposal to change army-drafted charter

They further accused the National Democratic League of failing to listen to the voices of the people who voted it to power

Myanmar nationalists stage protest, insist Rohingyas be called 'Bengalis'

The new charges against Nyi Nyi Lwin are for allegedly breaking into monasteries that were sealed by the government in 2012

Myanmar court frames new charges against 'Saffron Revolution' leader