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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

STR/AFP via Getty Images The military junta in Myanmar wants to hold elections this year to legitimize its rule, but its civil war could make a vote nearly impossible.

Hope is rare now in Myanmar,” said UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Volker Türk said, calling for robust support ...

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.

Myanmar’s regime has enhanced its Counterterrorism Law, allowing it to block digital resistance funding. Under the rules ...

YANGON - Myanmar will hold a national census in late 2024, state media reported on Friday, hinting at another delay in elections the junta has pledged to hold to end the crisis sparked by its coup.

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 ...