The ruling military junta in Myanmar (Burma) is holding elections for the first time since taking power in a coup in 2021.

The UN said on Tuesday that Myanmar’s junta was using violence and intimidation to force people to vote in coming military-controlled elections, while armed opposition groups were using similar ...

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The Department of Homeland Security’s claim that there has been “notable progress in governance and stability” in Myanmar borders on military propaganda. On November 24, the U.S. Department of ...

YANGON — Myanmar's junta said on Sunday (Jan 4) it would release more than 6,000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country's independence day. The military has arrested thousands of ...

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are being pilloried abroad and shunned at home, but neighbouring China has emerged as an enthusiastic backer of the pariah poll. International monitors have dismissed the vote starting on Dec 28 as a ...

YANGON – In August 2024, Myanmar’s ruling military junta was losing ground fast. A rebel offensive had swept down from the Chinese border and was threatening Mandalay, the country’s second-largest ...

As voters snaked around Mandalay's golden Eain Daw Yar Pagoda to cast their ballots, a low-flying fighter jet whizzed above them, heading towards the city's south-west. On the ground, security ...

Some Burmese refugees who fled Chin state are now taking shelter across the border in India Late one night last month Iang Za Kim heard explosions in a neighbouring village, then fighter jets flying ...

Late one night last month Iang Za Kim heard explosions in a neighbouring village, then fighter jets flying overhead. She ran out of her home to see smoke rising from a distance. "We were terrified. We ...