Nearly five years after it seized power, Myanmar’s military is moving ahead with a multi-phase general election starting on Sunday, despite conflict across the country.
Myanmar junta’s shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds
From inside a military base last week, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday’s general election, nearly five years after seizing power in a coup.
In rebel-held Myanmar, civilians face devastating air strikes and a sham election
Many of the displaced have sought refuge in other parts of the state. Iang is among a group that crossed the border into India’s Mizoram state. Currently sheltered in a rundown badminton court in …
Myanmar junta seeks election legitimacy; UN decries violence
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 city. For …
UN says Myanmar junta using ‘brutal violence’ to force people to vote
Many have also been imprisoned for disagreeing, including three youths sentenced to over 40 years each for hanging anti-election posters.
World Court to hear Myanmar genocide case in January
The International Court of Justice will hear a landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its minority Muslim group, the Rohingya, on January 12-29, the United Nations’ top court …
Myanmar declares a “zero tolerance” policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on
It looked like a turning point in the global fight against scams. Myanmar’s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that …
Takeaways from The Associated Press report on Myanmar’s crackdown on cyberscam centers
Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park.
Myanmar’s army is taking back territory with relentless air strikes – and China’s help
When insurgents finally gained control of the town of Kyaukme – on the main trade route from the Chinese border to the rest of Myanmar – it was after several months of hard fighting last year. Kyaukme …
Rohingya refugees face food shortages as aid cuts hit Bangladesh camps
We go to sleep hungry… but I’m scared to go home’ – IN FOCUS: The Rohingya that have fled violence and persecution in Myanmar face deteriorating conditions in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar as aid …