Five Years After Myanmar Coup, ‘Even Hope Has Become a Risk’

The country’s cities have been spared the violence of a hard-fought civil war. But as the economy has hollowed out, many ...

Myanmar military-backed party declared election winner as army plans new body to maintain control

Myanmar’s military-backed party has won the recent election, according to final official figures. The Union Solidarity and ...
The Washington Post

Myanmar military using paramotors and gyrocopters for aerial attacks on civilians, opposition forces

BANGKOK — Myanmar ‘s military is making increasing use of commercial paramotors and gyrocopters, low-tech flying machines that expand their capabilities to attack civilians and anti-government forces ...
The Washington Post

Long-standing GOP support for democracy in Myanmar crumbles under Trump

The democracy movement in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has for decades found powerful champions in the Republican Party. President George W. Bush introduced, then expanded, wide-ranging ...
Cfr.org

Myanmar’s Junta-Led Election Is Neither Free nor Fair

It is a contest that the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), essentially the military party, is guaranteed to win. A USDP victory is likely to make Senior General Min Aung ...
CNBC

Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls

Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since ...
Military.com

Myanmar Holds First Election Since Military Seized Power But Critics Say the Vote is a Sham

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar

Elections seen widely as a sham are coming to an end, as the junta fights a ruinous civil war and as the main opposition remains barred or jailed. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s military government ...
Foreign Policy

Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain

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Foreign Affairs

How China Carved Up Myanmar

Nearly five years after a military coup in 2021 unseated its civilian government, Myanmar has become extremely fragmented. A civil war flared after the coup, killing thousands and leaving upward of 18 ...
PBS

Myanmar Declares a ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy for Cyberscams. But the Fraud Goes On

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park. This combination of satellite image shows KK Park along Myanmar’s border with Thailand ...
Reuters

Human‑wave attacks and drones: How Myanmar's junta is fighting back

After stalemate and defeat, Myanmar junta reshapes tactics with conscription and drone fleet Generals also benefit from Chinese pressure on some armed groups Junta makes limited gains nationwide, ...