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Myanmar holds 1st election since military seized power

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power, but observers say the vote is a sham

Voters in Myanmar have voted in the first phase of the country's general election, the first since the 2021 military coup. International observers and opponents of military rule call the vote illegitimate.

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Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

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Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

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Polls open for Myanmar’s first election since military seized power

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar ’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war...

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Myanmar’s military junta holds elections as civil war sparked by coup still rages

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War-torn Myanmar voting in widely criticised 'sham' election

The Daily Star

Myanmar pro-military party 'winning' junta-run poll first phase: source

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party is "winning a majority" in the first phase of junta-run elections, a party source told AFP Monday, after democracy watchdogs warned the poll would entrench military rule.

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Myanmar military acknowledges airstrike on hospital it says opposition used as base

Myanmar’s military government has acknowledged an airstrike on a general hospital in western Rakhine state. It claims armed opposition groups used it as a base.

Wyoming Tribune Eagle

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 years after it mounted a coup that triggered civil war.

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Takeaways from The Associated Press report on Myanmar’s crackdown on cyberscam centers

Myanmar’s military leadership has vowed to crack down on cyberscam centers, starting with the notorious KK Park.

KTAR News

Myanmar’s government accuses newspaper of contempt of court

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s Information Ministry has filed a contempt of court complaint against the publisher and 16 editorial employees of a newspaper it is already suing for defamation, an action critics charge is an attempt at intimidation ...