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(Naypyitaw) - Politicians and officials in Naypyitaw are braced for a huge political storm in the coming days as events test whether the military will, as many now fear, abolish the constitution...
Hundreds of people joined a rally in support of the military’s ongoing challenge to the Union Election Commission (UEC) in Yangon on Friday.
Myo Win, a candidate for the military-backed Union...
Supporters of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) marched in the national capital Naypyidaw on Friday morning.
Security in the city was tight, as the Union parliament...
Embassies and diplomatic missions in Yangon representing 16 Western countries have urged the military “to adhere to democratic norms” amid growing concerns over the threat of a coup.
The United...
Pro-military protesters hurled bricks at a police car during a rally in Yangon on Thursday, the latest in a series of demonstrations aimed at delegitimising the results of last year’s general...
Two Rakhine state-based journalists charged by the military under section 66d of the Telecommunications Law say they were released on bail on Tuesday.
Reporter Hnin Hnin Nwe, 22, and deputy...
Facing mounting pressure from the military over its handling of last year’s election, the Union Election Commission (UEC) released a statement on Thursday defending its position.
Citing the...
Armoured vehicles have been sighted in Yangon and other cities around Myanmar just days before the results of an election disputed by the military are set to go into effect.
Witnesses told...
A former MP from the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has not yet been tried for violating a law against using religion for campaign purposes, according to the...
Healthcare workers and volunteers in Yangon, Mandalay and Naypyitaw started receiving Covid-19 vaccines on January 27.
Among them are workers and volunteers at the Ayeyarwady Centre, a temporary...
