Dec. 28 (UPI) --Citizens in Myanmar have started voting in an election for the first time in the five since that country's military coup, but many are calling the contest "fake" and "not for the ...

Myanmar insists its military campaign against the Rohingya ethnic minority was a legitimate counter-terrorism operation, not ...

"We decided to present the resilience of female journalists across Myanmar who are working in war-torn areas, rather than ...

Voters in military-controlled areas of Myanmar headed to the polls Sunday in a phased election largely considered a sham and expected to favor the junta-aligned Union Solidarity and Development Party.

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country’s general election YANGON, Myanmar -- Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five ...

The first of three phases of voting closed on Sunday in Myanmar's general election, which comes nearly five years after the military seized power in a coup in 2021. The polls' first round opened ...

Fighting has caused the spread of illnesses like malaria and cholera. In a worst-case scenario, the situation could threaten regional health security, experts say. People wait at the Mae Tao Clinic in ...

Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected ...

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s military ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE—The military junta whose 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into civil war controls less than half of the country. Resistance groups have bombed polling stations to stop people from voting. The party ...