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A polling official assists Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing during voting at Zayarthiri polling station on the day of the general elections in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 28 December 2025. Photo: Reuters

Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls

The results published yesterday show the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), led by retired generals, winning 38 of 40 seats in the Pyithu Hluttaw, or lower house, whose outcomes have...

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Myanmar's military-backed party claims strong lead in election's first phase

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

Weak turnout seen in Myanmar's phased election, first since 2021 coup

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

Acting on intelligence regarding an organised smuggling ring operating via sea routes to evade customs, the Navy intensified patrols near the Saint Martin’s Island and adjacent maritime zones. Photo: Courtesy

Navy detains 11 with boat smuggling diesel, cement to Myanmar

People are seen at a shelter in a makeshift tent camp near a railway track, following a strong earthquake in Amarapura township, Myanmar, 4 April 2025. Photo: Reuters

Myanmar goes to the polls amid civil war and humanitarian crisis

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

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

Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?

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

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World Court to hear Myanmar genocide case in January

Three individuals have been arrested for smuggling 1,600 heavy firearms. Photo: Courtesy

3 arrested in Ramu for ‘attempting to smuggle’ 1,600 firearms to Myanmar’s Arakan Army

Kim Aris, son of Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, wearing a hoodie featuring a pro-democracy image, poses after an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, December 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Myanmar junta says Suu Kyi 'in good health' after son raises alarm

18 killed in central Myanmar airstrike

18 killed in central Myanmar airstrike