What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar

Myanmar''s military government is holding elections for the first time since it seized power in a coup five years ago, but Western governments and human rights groups regard the

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Myanmar

Myanmar, [f] officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar[g] and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest

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Polls close on first day of Myanmar''s widely criticised ''sham

The first of three phases of voting has finished in Myanmar, in an election widely dismissed as a "sham", with major political parties dissolved, leaders jailed and as much as

2026 Feb 20

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