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Myanmar junta announces census for promised 2025 election

Reuters Myanmar’s military government will conduct a nationwide population and household census in October, state media said on Monday, paving the way for a promised election next year amid raging conflict across swathes of the country. The census data collected between at and 15th October will be used to hold a general election next year, […]

Myanmar junta extends emergency as coup anniversary marked by ‘silent protest’

Philippines Makati City Myanmar protest

Reuters Myanmar’s junta extended the country’s state of emergency by another six months, the acting President said at a leadership meeting broadcast on state TV on Wednesday, as protesters marked the anniversary of a 2021 military coup with a “silent protest”. Junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, in a meeting on Tuesday with the army-backed […]

Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after ASEAN pressure

Myanmar Insein prison prisoner release

Reuters Myanmar’s military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi’s party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar, local media reported.  Minutes after military ruler Min Aung Hlaing’s speech on Monday, state television announced more than 5,600 people arrested or wanted over their roles in anti-coup […]

Myanmar junta leader aims to solidify grip on power – UN

Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing

United Nations Reuters The UN special envoy on Myanmar said on Tuesday the country’s military leader appears determined to solidify his grip on power following a February coup and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s political party could soon be disbanded. Christine Schraner Burgener cited military ruler Min Aung Hlaing’s announcement this month that he […]

Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud

Myanmar Naypyitaw election queue

Bangkok, Thailand AP Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people”, an independent election monitoring organisation said Monday, rejecting the military’s allegations of massive fraud that served as its reason for seizing power. While there were flaws in the election process, “there were a number of […]

From remote part of India, Myanmar’s ousted lawmakers work on challenging junta

Myanmar ousted MP in India

Reuters In a spartan hillside room in India furnished only with a thin sleeping mat, the Myanmar member of parliament spends much of his days attentively listening to Zoom conference calls and tapping away messages on his smartphone. The short, soft-spoken man is among roughly a dozen ousted Myanmar MPs who have fled across the […]

Myanmar set for silent strike after violence claims youngest victim

Myanmar Mandalay fire crackers

Reuters Myanmar activists plan more anti-coup protests on Wednesday, including a silent strike with many businesses due to close and calls for people to stay home, a day after a seven-year-old girl was killed in her home when security forces opened fire during a crackdown in Mandalay.  Pro-democracy protesters also held more candle-lit vigils overnight […]