Myanmar (Burma)
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- military
- CONSTITUTION
- May 10, 2008
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on English common law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- limited, dependent on the executive
RELIGIONS
89% Buddhists; Hindu, Muslim, and Christian minorities
From the country
- AUGUST 15, 2003Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences...
Myanmar's Supreme Court upheld the death sentences handed to four relatives of former dictator Ne Win for plotting to overthrow the ruling junta
- JANUARY 1, 2003Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes
- DECEMBER 28, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Ah Thwe, 19, a Burmese man, was sentenced to death...
Ah Thwe, 19, a Burmese man, was sentenced to death in Thailand by the Provincial Court for killing his American boss and four other people
- DECEMBER 4, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control revealed...
The Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control revealed that since 1988 it had solved 66,000 drug-related cases, sentencing 42 people to death and giving life imprisonment to 48
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Four members of Burma's former ruling family were sentenced...
Four members of Burma's former ruling family were sentenced to death by hanging after a court found them guilty of treason
- JULY 15, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] said that authorities...
The DVB [Democratic Voice of Burma] said that authorities are hearing the case involving former dictator U Ne Win's son-in-law U Aye Zaw Win and three grandchildren five days a week in order to conclude it quickly
- JUNE 21, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
The special tribunal to hear the cases of former president...
The special tribunal to hear the cases of former president U Ne Win's three grandsons, and son-in-law U Aye Zaw Win decided that they would be charged with 'high treason' and enticing military officers to be involved
- MAY 24, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
A court in Myanmar sentenced to death a man convicted...
A court in Myanmar sentenced to death a man convicted of killing the Yangon office manager of Mitsubishi Corp
- APRIL 9, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang...
In Myanmar, the Administrative Committee of Kokang in the Shan State Special Region-1 passed a decree aimed at effectively combating narcotic drugs, official newspaper The New Light of Myanmar reported
- APRIL 1, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Four relatives of Myanmar's former dictator Ne Win,...
Four relatives of Myanmar's former dictator Ne Win, who were arrested in March on suspicion of plotting a coup, will stand trial on charges of high treason, an offence carrying the death penalty
- JANUARY 24, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
A Chinese drug trafficker who escaped from prison in...
A Chinese drug trafficker who escaped from prison in 1995 was recently arrested by Myanmar police and handed over to the Chinese police
- JANUARY 20, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Two men, a Thai and a Burmese, were sentenced to death...
Two men, a Thai and a Burmese, were sentenced to death for possessing 200,000 speed pills with intent to sell