Myanmar's junta-run general election underway, protest takes place in Japan

Myanmar's ruling military is holding a multi-phase general election, which it says is part of a shift to civilian rule.
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Sequestered Suu Kyi overshadows military-run Myanmar election

The octogenarian - known in Myanmar as "The Lady" and famed for wearing flowers in her hair - remains under lock and key as her junta jailers hold polls overwriting her 2020 victory ...

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

From inside a military base last week, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing announced who he wanted voters to pick in Sunday ...
CNA

Myanmar junta lifts Yangon curfew ahead of elections

"Regional stability in Yangon region is improving now," said a statement shared by junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun.
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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Voters trickled to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to ...
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How Myanmar's junta-run vote works, and why it might not

Myanmar's junta presides over elections starting on Sunday, advertising the vote as a return to democratic normality five ...
UPI

Myanmar military drops bombs from paragliders on protest killing 24

Oct. 8 (UPI) --At least 24 protesters in Myanmar were killed and 47 injured after they were bombed from the air as they participated in a demonstration against the military government in a town in the ...