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Myanmar junta sets Dec. 28 poll date despite war

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta said Monday that long-promised elections will start on December 28, despite a raging civil war that has put much of...

Myanmar ethnic group vows to block elections

YANGON – One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic groups pledged on Monday to block elections in areas it controls, rejecting polls the military junta...

Myanmar junta ends state of emergency in election run-up

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta ended its state of emergency on Thursday, ramping up plans for a December election that opposition groups pledged to boycott...

Myanmar junta claims recapture of town

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta claimed on Thursday to have ousted armed rebels who captured a town near the military’s main officer training academy after...

Myanmar junta chief confirms year-end poll

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta chief said the country plans to hold elections in December and January, state media reported Thursday, pressing ahead with polls...

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi marks 80th in jail on corruption charges lasting 27 years

YANGON—Myanmar’s deposed democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 80th birthday in junta detention on Thursday, serving a raft of sentences set to...

Myanmar junta extends truce again after quake

YANGON — Myanmar’s junta has extended a post-earthquake truce, after the expiry of a previous humanitarian ceasefire it was accused of flouting with a...

Malaysia calls for Myanmar truce extension, pushes for peace deal

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Malaysia called Sunday for the extension and expansion of a post-earthquake ceasefire in Myanmar, as it ramped up calls for the long-awaited implementation...

Myanmar’s junta chief to head to Bangkok summit of 7 nations

SAGAING, Myanmar – The head of Myanmar’s junta was expected to travel to Bangkok Thursday for a regional summit, as the death toll from...

Myanmar junta asks for international aid after quake

Naypyidaw, Myanmar—Myanmar's ruling junta made a rare request for international humanitarian aid and declared a state of emergency across six regions after a powerful earthquake...

Myanmar village air strike kills at least 12, says local official

LETPANHLA, Myanmar—A Myanmar junta airstrike on a village held by anti-coup fighters killed at least 12 people according to a local administrative official, who...

Myanmar junta extends emergency

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war...

Myanmar junta deports 50,000 suspected scammers

YANGON-- Myanmar’s ruling junta said Tuesday it had deported to China more than 50,000 people suspected of involvement in online scam operations since October...

ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritize ceasefire over elections

Langkawi, Malaysia—Southeast Asian foreign ministers told Myanmar's junta to prioritise a ceasefire in its civil war over fresh elections during a meeting in Malaysia on...
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