Myanmar holds its last election round with the army already certain to keep control over government

Voting has begun in the final round of Myanmar’s general election, concluding a monthlong process. The military-backed Union ...
Opinion
The IrrawaddyOpinion

Why Are Myanmar’s Dictators So Lucky?

In 1989, Panama’s Manuel Noriega was toppled by US forces in what Washington dubbed Operation Just Cause. US President George H.W. Bush justified the operation as protecting American lives, defending ...

SW Florida Conservancy's expert crew hauls in Burmese pythons by the ton

Scientist on Burmese pythons: 'removing over 24 tons of python locally feels like a dent to me, but I’m biased.' ...
The Straits Times

Myanmar junta accuses rebels of ‘malicious’ election attacks

YANGON – Myanmar’s junta on Dec 30 accused rebels of “malicious and brutal” attacks on the day and eve of a military-run election, wounding at least five civilians with drones, rockets and bombs. The ...
Mint

Myanmar Elections 2025 LIVE Updates: Low turnout, heavy security witnessed in ‘sham’ polls

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", ...
Foreign Policy

Myanmar’s Election Is Predetermined, but Questions Remain

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World Politics Review

In Myanmar, the World’s Indifference to Authoritarianism Is on Full Display

In this photo released by Thailand's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Myanmar's military leader Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, attends the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic ...
Human Rights Watch

Myanmar is Safe?

Is it safe to return to a country wracked by an abusive armed conflict, widespread atrocities, and targeted ethnic violence, including war crimes and crimes against humanity? TPS status protects ...
UPI

SpaceX cuts Starlink service to Myanmar scams compounds

Oct. 23 (UPI) --SpaceX cut Starlink Internet service to thousands of its devices providing access to compounds in Myanmar linked to human trafficking and monetary scams worldwide. The company said ...
Foreign Policy

China Can’t Keep Its Hands Clean in Myanmar’s Scam Cities

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Reuters

Myanmar's food crisis and growing hunger in Rakhine state

Oct 1 (Reuters) - Hunger is rising in Myanmar, the impoverished Southeast Asian country that has been ravaged by conflict since a 2021 military coup ousted an elected civilian government. Some 3.6 ...
Missoulian

Missoula native gathering books across Montana for Myanmar

BILLINGS – Missoula native John Badgley’s workout regimen used to be aimed at preparing him for the annual Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Wash. This year, the 81-year-old retired professor increased ...