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 23, 2008Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA. THREE BURMESE IMMIGRANTS BEHEADED
Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded three Burmese immigrants convicted of armed robbery, the Interior Ministry said.
- JANUARY 1, 2008Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 18, 2007Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Myanmar voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
Myanmar voted against the Resolution on a Moratorium...
- DECEMBER 3, 2007Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
TWO THAI’S DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED IN MYANMAR AMNESTY
the Myanmar government granted amnesty to 35 Thais held in Myanmar jails in deference to the auspicious year when Thailand celebrates the upcoming 80th birthday of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
- JANUARY 1, 2007Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
- MARCH 4, 2006Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. 24 SHAN FIGHTERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
24 members of the Shan State Army South (SSA-S) Brigade – 241, including its commander Sa Khun Kyaw who surrendered to the Burmese army earlier in the year, were sentenced to death by a martial court inside Lashio Prison in the northern Shan State near th
- JANUARY 1, 2006Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 2, 2005Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
MYANMAR. TORTURE 'STATE POLICY'
in a published report entitled ‘The darkness we see: Torture in Burma's interrogation centres and prisons’, it was alleged that the Burmese junta was torturing political prisoners to crush dissent and that at least five political detainees had been tortur
- JUNE 2, 2005Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
the Lao People's Court of Vientiane have given the death penalty to six people...
the Lao People's Court of Vientiane have given the death penalty to six people...
- JANUARY 4, 2005Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
Zaw Thet Htwe, a Myanmar newspaper editor condemned to death...
Zaw Thet Htwe, a Myanmar newspaper editor condemned to death...
- JANUARY 1, 2005Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTY
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
High treason and premeditated murder are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 13, 2004ChinaDEATH PENALTY
a Chinese court upheld a death sentence against Jiao Ming
a Chinese court upheld a death sentence against Jiao Ming