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USDP Sweeps Final Phase of Junta Election as Rival Party Leaders Lose Races

Military-proxy party claims 80 percent of constituencies overall amid complaints of irregularities and international condemnation.

26 Jan 2026 6:05 pm
Airstrikes and Empty Ballot Stations Mark End of Myanmar Junta Poll

Fighting across nearly all regions covered by Phase 3 vote exposed the regimes so-called election as an exercise to cement military rule rather than win public legitimacy.

26 Jan 2026 5:34 pm
Inside the Final Phase of Myanmar Juntas Election: Scenes From a Low-Turnout Vote

Voting marred nationwide as residents stayed away, polling stations fell silent and fighting disrupted the poll, which the junta nonetheless branded a success.

26 Jan 2026 3:19 pm
Voters Stay Home in Elected President U Win Myints Old Constituency

Yangons Tamwe constituency returned resounding victory for the National League for Democracy politician in 2015 and 2020, but no more than 10 percent of voters turned out this time.

25 Jan 2026 4:54 pm
Live Roundup: Growing Unrest, Voter Apathy Mark Final Phase of Myanmar Junta Election

Across Myanmars remaining townships, few voters went to the polls today, even though the regime went all out to publicize the election. Follow the days stories here.

25 Jan 2026 4:10 pm
Who Is the Junta Boss Looming Over Myanmars Election?

Even before toppling Myanmars democratically elected government, Min Aung Hlaing was persona non grata in many countries. Now the election is supposed to grant him legitimacy.

25 Jan 2026 2:55 pm
Final Round of Myanmar Vote Set to Seal Junta Allys Victory

Myanmar wraps up its stage-managed election today, a move designed to cement military rule five years after the coup.

25 Jan 2026 6:44 am
Why Are Myanmars Dictators So Lucky?

Foreign intervention occasionally ends other tyrannies, but Myanmars generals remain untouched.

24 Jan 2026 6:30 am
ICJ Genocide Case Lays Bare Buddhisms Moral Crisis in Myanmar

Testimony cited in The Hague shows how influential monks abandoned compassion to serve power and impunity, offering religious cover for the militarys violence.

23 Jan 2026 6:24 pm
Myanmar Junta Kills 27 Civilians in Airstrikes on Wedding and Funeral

Dozens also wounded as regime air force bombs crowds gathering for ceremonies in Kachin and Magwe.

23 Jan 2026 5:53 pm
Loyalties Shift in Myawaddy as Myanmar Junta Calls Armed Groups to Heel

The regime has ordered two Karen armed groups to protect its battalion headquarters in Myawaddy after scam warlord Saw Chit Thu threatened defection.

23 Jan 2026 5:07 pm
Myanmar Junta Warns Supporters Rohingya Hate Speech Could Tip Genocide Case

Regime issues four-point warning to ultranationalist followers planning rallies during ongoing hearings at International Court of Justice.

23 Jan 2026 4:06 pm
Only Urban Parts of Mandalay Open for Polls as War Rages in Countryside

The junta claims to have retaken much of Mandalay from the resistance, but the voting map tells a different story, with many parts of the region still beyond its reach.

23 Jan 2026 2:13 pm
Myanmar Junta Cronys UK Trip Sparks Calls for Renewed Sanctions

Videos and photos of Aung Ko Win golfing in Wales and flying in a chartered helicopter over London revive scrutiny of regime-linked tycoons.

22 Jan 2026 6:30 pm
Junta Airstrike on AA Prison Kills Captured Regime Troops, Relatives in Rakhine

Detained military relatives told local media they believe the junta is punishing the POWs for surrendering to the AA in 2024.

22 Jan 2026 6:13 pm
Myanmar Junta Firing Nonstop as AA Tightens Noose on Rakhine Naval HQ

Locals report Arakan Army forces are now just 3.6 km from the Danyawaddy Navy base and also pushing towards the state capital, Sittwe.

22 Jan 2026 3:02 pm
The Republic of Kawthoolei and Myanmars Many Presidents

Unity or disunity within and among ethnic groups leads this weeks topics of discussion between our editor in chief and veteran journalist Kyaw Zan Thar.

22 Jan 2026 7:03 am
Clashes Force Myanmar Junta to Cancel Voting in More Parts of Kachin

Fighting with the Kachin Independence Army has prompted last-minute cancellations in Mansi, Momauk and parts of Bhamo ahead of Sundays final phase of voting.

21 Jan 2026 6:22 pm
Myanmars Gold Haven Evaporates as Junta Caps Surging Price

Dealers report regime price controls have throttled trade as gold rockets to new highs.

21 Jan 2026 4:43 pm
ASEAN Rejects Myanmar Election as Junta Presses Offensives

Malaysia reiterates regional blocs opposition to a vote staged by a regime seeking to subdue the country by force.

21 Jan 2026 4:20 pm
TNLA Helping Myanmar Junta Expand Territory Around Mongmit

Not content with easing the regimes way back into the town under a China-brokered ceasefire, the ethnic army is now helping it advance into the countryside, a ground source says.

21 Jan 2026 1:37 pm
Phase 3 of Juntas Election Brings Forward Ministers, Military Heirs and Party Chiefs

Sundays final phase of the juntas vote features entrenched power networks, uncontested seats and elections held in active conflict zones.

20 Jan 2026 6:41 pm
Pushed From China Border, Myanmar Scammers Take Root in Hsipaw

Online fraud operations resurface in northern Shan township after Kokang crackdown.

20 Jan 2026 4:42 pm