Dr Zaw Myint Maung, leader of Myanmar's pro-democracy movement and close ally of imprisoned leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, died of leukaemia; he was in the junta's custody

The Myanmar embassy in Bangkok announced that Myanmar citizens in Thailand can now obtain new passports on the same day without an appointment, urging people to go directly to the embassy to avoid the high fees charged by agents

Humanitarian assistance, including ready-to-eat food, clothing, mosquito nets, solar lamps and medical supplies have been handed out to the flood-affected populations in Myanmar by the Government of India

Two rare twin elephants took their first steps in the Bago region

The Myanmar military has designated as 'terrorist' groups three major ethnic armed groups that have advanced in parts of northern and western Myanmar over the past year