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Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

Voting will be held in two phases, on Sunday and Jan. 11, in only 202 of Myanmar's 330 townships where the military has varying degrees of control. Dates for a potential third phase, counting...

Protesters hold up a portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi as they shout slogans during a demonstration to mark the third anniversary of Myanmar’s 2021 military coup, outside of the United Nations office in Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

Myanmar junta pardons thousands ahead of disputed election

Devastation seen in the aftermath of the alleged military airstrike. Photo: AP

Myanmar air strike kills at least 19 high school students: Arakan Army

Myanmar's junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 27 March, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar junta enacts harsh election law, including death penalty for dissent

Soldiers salute Arakan Army chief Major General Twan Mrat Naing during a parade in Myanmar, 6 April 2018. File Photo: Arakan Army deputy chief Brig Gen Nyo Twan Awng/Twitter

Rakhine, Rohingya leaders should take immediate steps to defuse tensions: International Crisis Group

This long exposure picture taken late on October 28, 2023 shows a missile fired from a Myanmar military base in Lashio township, northern Shan State. Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched into a second day near the country's northern border with China, armed groups said on October 28, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Myanmar ethnic minorities claim gains in junta offensive

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Myanmar’s military council restricts exports to Bangladesh via Maungdaw, reports local media

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Myanmar junta 'likely' to hold polls in 2025: Party officials

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi attends the opening session of the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Myanmar junta pardons Suu Kyi for 5 offences: State media

FILE PHOTO: A group of women hold torches as they protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar junta imposes tough new measures on resistance strongholds

FILE PHOTO Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. REUTERSStringerFile Photo

Myanmar military defends deadly air strike after accusations of war crime

FILE PHOTO: Police stand guard as they wait for protests against coup in Yangon, Myanmar Feb 4, 2021. Reuters

UN rights envoy warns that Myanmar's election will be a 'fraud'

Myanmar's military junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun speaks during the information ministry's press conference in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar junta hits back at ASEAN after being barred from meetings