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
- 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
- JANUARY 1, 2002Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes