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Mongolia Names New Prime Minister Following Stalemate in Parliament
Date: March 31, 2026
BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - Mongolia's parliament on Monday confirmed Uchral Nyam-Osor as the nation's third prime minister in nine months, following his predecessor's resignation last week over...
Myanmar's Former Spymaster Ye Win Oo Rises to Become Military Chief
Date: March 31, 2026
March 31 (Reuters) - When Myanmar's military ousted a democratically elected government in a dawn coup on February 1, 2021, Ye Win Oo led the contingent of troops that arrested Nobel Peace Prize...
Myanmar Military Chief Min Aung Hlaing Steps Down, Eyes Presidency
Date: March 30, 2026
March 30 (Reuters) - Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar's military chief who led a coup in 2021, stepped down on Monday to stand as president in a parliamentary vote following the first polls in the Southeast...
Nepal's ex-PM Oli Held Over Deaths During Gen Z Protests
Date: March 28, 2026
KATHMANDU, March 28 (Reuters) - Nepal's former prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli, was taken into custody on Saturday as police investigate whether he was negligent in failing to prevent dozens of deaths...
Myanmar Military Signals Leadership Change Ahead of Presidential Vote
Date: March 27, 2026
March 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military leadership is set for a reshuffle following an annual armed forces parade on Friday, state media reported, in a rare public signalling of transition by the...
Panel Wants Prosecution of Ousted Nepal PM Over Violence in Gen Z Protests
Date: March 26, 2026
KATHMANDU, March 26 (Reuters) - A Nepali panel set up to investigate the violence during anti-corruption protests in September last year has recommended that former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli be...