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Election Commission officials prepare at a polling station inside a school ahead of a general election, in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, 27 December 2025. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar polls open amid civil war, junta-backed party tipped to win

Myanmar’s junta is pressing ahead with a tightly controlled election after nearly five years of military rule, but widespread violence, fear and repression have led critics to dismiss the vote as...

Myanmar soldiers from the 77th light infantry division walk along a street during a protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 28, 2021. Picture taken February 28, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting on January 25: State media

LT Saw Kaw, a soldier of the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) in charge of the Cobra column, raises Karen's national flag after burning Myanmar's national flag at a Myanmar military base at Thingyan Nyi Naung village on the outskirts of Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Rebels raise flag at seized Myanmar base, commander confident of retaining control

Myanmar's military parade to mark the 72nd Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo

Myanmar junta forefully recruited over 1,000 Rohingya youth in Rakhine State: HRW

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UN chief 'alarmed' by reports civilians killed in Myanmar air strikes

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 eases election registration rules ahead of expiry of state of emergency

FILE PHOTO: A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo

With generals barred, Myanmar junta sends bureaucrat to ASEAN meeting

A general view shows Laukkai, the capital of Myanmar's Kokang region, September 8, 2009. REUTERS/Khin Maung Win/Pool/File Photo

Myanmar junta, armed alliance announce China-mediated ceasefire

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 leader says armed organisations must solve their problems 'politically' - state media

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 army set to cement rule with tough new election rules

Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi attends Invest Myanmar in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, January 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Myanmar's Suu Kyi could return home after verdicts, junta chief says

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

Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta's crackdown, UN expert says

Pro-democracy protesters are detained by riot police officers during a rally against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar to release 5,600 held over anti-junta protests