Myanmar military-backed party extends lead ahead of final election round

Myanmar’s military-backed party has extended its lead after the second round of voting in the country's election, according ...

Inside the Scam Complex’s Detailed Playbook

The scammers at a vast office park in Myanmar wielded deepfake technology, doctored videos and pinpoint conversational ploys ...

A Times Reporter Goes Inside a Cyberscam Center in a War Zone

Hannah Beech, a New York Times reporter, gained rare access to one of Myanmar’s notorious cyberscam centers to see how ...

Military-backed party leads in early election results in Myanmar

Myanmar's military-appointed election body has announced the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election.
Newsweek

Myanmar Holds First Election in 5 Years Amid Civil War, Boycott Calls

Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of the country's first general election in five years, conducted under military government supervision while civil war engulfs much of ...
The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Gold Price Surges to Record High Amid Economic Turmoil

Political turmoil and junta economic mismanagement have triggered soaring demand, pushing gold up 7.5-fold since the 2021 coup.
Reuters

Myanmar's decade of turmoil: elections, coup and conflict

Dec 24 (Reuters) - Nearly five years after it seized power, Myanmar's military is moving ahead with a multi-phase general election starting on Sunday, despite conflict across the country. Here is a ...
The Diplomat

Myanmar’s Military Prepares to Enact Its Election Plan

Supporters of Myanmar’s military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) attend a political rally at party’s headquarters in Naypyidaw’s Zeyathiri township, Dec. 21, 2025. Credit: ...
CNN

Myanmar’s military junta begins elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

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 ...
Reuters

Myanmar goes to the polls amid civil war and humanitarian crisis

Dec 27 (Reuters) - Myanmar heads to the polls on Sunday as it battles a civil war that has ravaged parts of the country as well as one of Asia's worst humanitarian crises. Already one of Southeast ...
Foreign Affairs

How China Carved Up Myanmar

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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Myanmar Polls Open in First Election Since Junta Coup in 2021

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.