Myanmar’s election is unlikely to change the reality for more than 1M Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who fled what the UN called ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar. Efforts to repatriate the Muslim ...

Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing dipping his finger into an ink bottle after casting his ballot in the general election in Naypyidaw. (EPA Images pic) Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing offered his country advice on civic participation as he voted in a general election after ...

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Mae Sot, Thailand – On the outskirts of this small Thai town on the border with Myanmar, a tattoo artist’s gun buzzes alongside a blaring punk music soundtrack. “Punk means freedom,” says Ng La, his ...

Polls opened in Myanmar on Sunday as the junta held an election it sees as a reset for a country mired in civil war, but critics dismiss as a charade. In the capital, Naypyidaw, junta chief Min Aung ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday. A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, resulting in mounting casualties and flattened ...

Myanmar is holding its first election since the 2021 coup, but low turnout, civil war and the absence of real opposition have cast doubt on whether the vote can deliver stability or legitimacy.

BANGKOK – Four Myanmar nationals caught in Bangkok on Dec 23 with 10 heavy-lift cargo drones they planned to smuggle to their home country will be deported there, Thai police said. and myriad rebel ...

Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Myanmar cast vote for the first time in nearly five years, after a military coup in 2021 led to a civil war in the country. Many called the elections a "sham", ...

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s military ...