Sphere of influence: Why China is forcing Myanmar’s brutal junta to stage a pantomime election

Outside polling stations guarded by armed police, an upbeat music video urging people to take part in the election plays on ...

‘We are always living in fear’: inside Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election

Myanmar’s military rulers are holding the first elections since the 2021 coup, and life in the country’s biggest city is fraught with anxiety ...

Myanmar votes in sham election under atmosphere of fear and coercion

Myanmar votes in sham election under atmosphere of fear and coercion: ‘What will change? Nothing’ - ON THE GROUND: With only ...

Myanmar’s Election Is Derided as Fake, but the Nation’s Suffering Is All Too Real

A coup set off a brutal civil war and made a poor country poorer. Now its military rulers are seeking a veneer of legitimacy ...
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10 highlights from a trip to Myanmar

The first foreign country I ever heard about as a child was Burma, which was renamed Myanmar in 1989. This was because my dad spent time there during the war. I always wanted to visit. So, in February ...
The New York Times

Typhoon Yagi Leaves at Least 110 Dead in Myanmar

Rescuers in Myanmar reported finding bodies swept away by the powerful storm, which left a trail of destruction there and in neighboring countries. By John Yoon Rescuers in Myanmar said on Friday that ...
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Thousands mark Buddha's birthday at Myanmar's Shwedagon pagoda

Thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered at Myanmar's Shwedagon pagoda yesterday to mark the Buddha's birthday and to water a sacred Bodhi tree believed to be linked to his enlightenment. Crowds ...
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Thousands Mark Buddha's Birthday At Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda

Thousands of Buddhist devotees gathered at Myanmar's Shwedagon pagoda on Wednesday to mark the Buddha's birthday and to water a sacred Bodhi tree believed to be linked to his enlightenment.