With large parts of the country under opposition control amid an ongoing civil war, analysts warn that election logistics could prove challenging.

YANGON: Myanmar's ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday (Aug 21), saying the first ...

GENEVA - Millions of dollars of funding cuts from donors and U.N. cost-cutting could hamper evidence gathering and undermine efforts to seek justice for Rohingya who fled Myanmar, the head of a U.N.

Myint Swe, who has died aged 74, was the stooge for the latest phase of the armed forces’ seemingly perpetual repression of ...

Industry leaders believe that if political conditions stabilize, Myanmar could drive sustained double-digit growth over the ...

The dates for the subsequent phases of the elections, which authorities plan to hold over December and January for security ...

Myanmar is set for a general election in late 2025, nearly five years after the military took power in a coup.The first phase was expected to start on 28 December, state broadcaster MRTV quoted the ...

A police officer takes aim at a group of protesters rallying against the military coup and demanding the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, February 9, 2021.

Myanmar Coup Latest: Aung San Suu Kyi faces charges over 'illegal' walkie-talkies, Facebook ban enforced, protests emerge If convicted, she'd be barred from standing in the general election in a year.

Myanmar was under military rule for five decades after a 1962 coup, and Suu Kyi’s five years as leader had been its most democratic period, despite continued use of repressive colonial-era laws.

Myanmar's economy is already suffering due to COVID-19. Analysts say an imposition of broad economic sanctions in response to the coup could harm the country and result in greater Chinese influence.

Myanmar will begin its general elections on 28 December, its military government announced, in a phased poll widely condemned ...