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Myanmar will hold a third phase of voting for its general election on January 25, according to an announcement on state media ...

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The military is framing the vote as a return to multiparty democracy after ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government four ...

Myanmar’s civil war has been one of the most complex and enduring conflicts in the history of modern warfare. It is a tragic saga defined by ethnic strife, authoritarian rule, civil dissent, and ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.

From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday ...

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 ...

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The compounds, located in Karen State near the Thai border, were run by criminal syndicates conducting online fraud. Workers, ...

The repatriation follows coordinated raids by Myanmar authorities and rebel groups targeting criminal syndicates in remote ...

BANGKOK (AP) — Several Southeast Asian countries kicked off their annual water festival holiday on Sunday, but in the wake of a devastating earthquake last month, Myanmar is missing out on the fun.