The first round of heavily restricted voting is due on Sunday, with a second round of ballots scheduled for Jan 11.

The vote in Myanmar, widely seen as a sham, is a bid for legitimacy by the military government. It is also a way for Beijing ...

Military took power in 2021 coup, triggering ‌civil war; upcoming polls will be not be nationwide, amid ongoing fighting; ...

Elections will be first since military seized power in 2021, but analysts say vote is far from a step toward democracy ...

Myanmar, where a military junta has ruled since a February 2021 coup ousted the democratically elected government led by ...

From Chinese meddling to staged scam-center crackdowns and a sham election, The Irrawaddy looks back at the key events and figures in another difficult year for Myanmar.

Myanmar's junta is set to preside over voting starting Sunday, touting heavily restricted polls as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war.

Most analysts see the election as a way for the military, which has governed Myanmar for much of the past six decades, to ...

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Min Aung Hlaing has told personnel to train for amphibious assaults and ground combat as the regime escalates indiscriminate attacks on resistance-held territory.

Myanmar's junta announced on Thursday that the third and final round of its tightly controlled elections will take place on January 25, just days ...

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