The general secretary of the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy told The Irrawaddy that the junta’s proposed election ...

Thirty-three parties, mostly with military links, have registered with the junta-appointed Union Election Commission (UEC).

BANGKOK, Jan 29 (AP): Myanmar’s military-controlled government ... which is 100 times higher than the minimum level set in the law used in the 2020 election. Parties also need to open offices ...

Critics say it could further hamper aid access during a civil war that has left one in three people in need of humanitarian ...

YANGON (Bloomberg): Myanmar’s military government ... As an early step in the election process, the military also issued a 20-page law prescribing complicated and rigorous rules for political ...

Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Yangon.

The NLD has said it will not try to register for elections under the new law. Yet even so, if the junta manages to hold elections, it may be right that any vote will be enough to convince more ...

Country is in its third year of a military takeover that has seen thousands killed or jailed in junta crackdown ...

Myanmar will hold a national census late next year, state media reported Friday, hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup. The ...

The Vietnamese Ambassador to the U.N. called all parties to exercise restraint, stop violence and dialogue to reach a peaceful solution to the Myanmar issue.

In a grim assessment, Noeleen Heyzer told the 193-member U.N. General Assembly that the impact of the military's February 2021 takeover of the country has been "devastating," with violence continuing ...

Since March 2021, the state has witnessed an extraordinary effort by civil society, the church and government to provide ...