Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The election is being held in three phases due to ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. It is a contest that the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP ...

NAY PYI TAW – Myanmar and China have reportedly discussed increasing the number of export items allowed to be exported to China duty-free. The discussion took place on January 5 when Union Minister ...

Myanmar’s military government will release 6,186 prisoners, including 52 foreigners, in an Independence Day amnesty as the election process rolls on. Myanmar’s military government will release 6,186 ...

Jan 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Independence Day, state media said on Saturday, a week after a multi-stage general election began ...

FILE PHOTO: Election Commission officials count ballots at a polling station during Myanmar's general election in Yangon, Myanmar, December 28, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo Jan 4 (Reuters) - ...

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta said slightly more than half of eligible voters cast their ballot in the first phase of a three-stage national election at the weekend, a figure that was markedly ...

China has openly stated that the ongoing junta-organized election—which critics dismiss as a sham designed to entrench military rule—is being held as the result of an agreement between Chinese ...

The impacts of the March earthquake are continuing to disrupt lives and livelihoods, exacerbating the already very difficult economic conditions. The World Bank estimates that economic output losses ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar held its first general election in five years Sunday, but critics dismiss it as a sham to legitimize ...

Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said Sunday the country's elections are "free and fair", despite being run by the military which seized power in a coup five years ago.