Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...

In Myanmar’s Election, ‘Voting Out of Fear, Not Hope’

The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some ...

Polls open for military-ruled Myanmar's first election in 5 years

Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country’s general election, held under military rule amid a ...
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Myanmar military lifts Yangon curfew ahead of controversial election

The Myanmar military regime, which had maintained a curfew in Yangon, the largest city, for nearly five years since the 2021 ...

Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup

In the lacklustre canvassing ahead of the polls, the USDP was the most visible. Founded in 2010, the year it won an election ...
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Myanmar Junta Lifts Yangon Curfew Ahead of Elections

Myanmar junta lifts Yangon's curfew days before its sham elections—claiming "stability" amid ongoing civil war and repression.
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Who, Where, and Why: Inside the Myanmar Junta’s Phase One Election

As the regime presses ahead with a tightly controlled first phase of voting on Sunday, large swathes of the country remain ...

Myanmar calls on countries to take back citizens held in crackdown on scam centers

Myanmar has called on foreign governments to take back their nationals who have been detained in a crackdown on scam hubs in eastern Kayin, state near the Thai border ...

Myanmar military acknowledges airstrike on hospital it says opposition used as base

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state. It claims armed opposition groups used it as a base.