Voting was underway in Myanmar’s elections on Sunday, with the ruling party of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi heavily favored to be returned to power. More than 90 parties are competing …
Japan extends $414 mil. loans to Myanmar for road, corporate finance
Japan and Myanmar have signed a total of 42.78 billion yen ($414 million) in low-interest loans to allow the Southeast Asian country to build road infrastructure and facilitate financing for small and …
Suu Kyi forecast to triumph in virus-hit Myanmar election
Myanmar heads to the polls Sunday for a vote expected to return to power the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains a hero at home in spite of a reputation abroad shattered by the Rohingya crisis …
‘Spreading like wildfire’: Facebook fights hate speech, misinformation before Myanmar poll
In Myanmar, the stakes for Facebook are particularly high after previous accusations it helped incite genocide. Half of Myanmar’s 53 million people use Facebook, which for many is synonymous with the …
Suu Kyi’s Party Expected To Win Myanmar Election Amid Minorities’ Disenfranchisement
Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won in a 2015 landslide and is expected to win again. But with voting denied or canceled in some areas, more than a million voters are disenfranchised.
US Delegation Looks to Boost Investment in Myanmar
The US International Development Finance Corporation says it wants to deepen bilateral ties with Myanmar to rebuild after COVID-19.
A Look at Myanmar’s Election and Suu Kyi’s Expected Victory
Myanmar holds national and state elections Sunday in which Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party will be looking to hold on to power.
Despite accusations of genocide, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is on track to win another term in Myanmar
Myanmar is set to vote on Sunday in its second democratic general election since the end of oppressive military rule — a poll that’s expected to be marked by ethnic divisions and health concerns over …
Aung San Suu Kyi expected to win Myanmar election even as some voters question her democratic ideals
Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her party are …
‘This Is Not Democracy’: Myanmar Prepares for a Troubled Election
The vote on Sunday will render a verdict not only on the country’s fragile constitutional settlement but also on its civilian leader, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.