Seeking international legitimacy, Myanmar's ruling military junta claims elections this week are a return to democracy. But it will take more than the junta's word to convince the EU that the polls ...
Polls have opened in Myanmar for the third and final round of a controversial general election, with a military-backed party on course for a landslide win amid a raging civil war. Voting began in 60 ...
But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy. U Chit Myo Htike, known by his stage name Phoe Chit, ...
On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...
Myanmar holds its last election round, with the army already certain to keep control over government
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military completed phased elections guaranteeing parliamentary control after ousting elected leader Aung ...
China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
Voting ends in month-long poll derided internationally as sham designed to cement army’s grip on power Voting in Myanmar has ended with the military-backed party expected to win a landslide victory ...
China has executed 11 members of a notorious mafia family that ran scam centres in Myanmar along its north-eastern border, state media report. The Ming family members were sentenced in September for ...
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Image — A ballot paper is read out by a member of Myanmar's Union Election Commission at a polling station in downtown Yangon on 28 December 2025. Photo by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images. Five ...
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