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Residents of Kawhmu Township, located 36 miles (57 km) south of the commercial capital Yangon, told DVB that they faced “pressure” to vote during the second phase of military-run elections on Sunday. “[Officials] told us to return home to vote,” a Kawhmu resident working in Yangon told DVB on the condition of anonymity. Kawhmu is the seat held by jailed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) party in Myanmar’s Pyithu Hluttaw, or lower ho

The National Unity Government (NUG) In Minhla Township of Bago Region, the People’s Defence Forces attacked the junta camp in Oattwin Village. In Sagaing Region, Monywa District Force (20) shot at a MI17 helicopter on its way to the junta’s Northwest Regional Command. Reportedly, it was hit and damaged. The NUG stated that the junta’s presentation at the International Court of Justice does not represent the desire of the Myanmar people. Ambassador U Kyaw Moe Tun sent a letter

Mizzima As the military-planned Phase 2 election approached this week, many social media users in Myanmar openly questioned whether voter turnout will be any higher than in Phase 1. Discussions on platforms like Facebook, Telegram, and X revealed widespread skepticism, with numerous users predicting that participation will remain low or even decline. The general sentiment is largely dismissive and distrustful. Many individuals believe there is little reason for people to chan

AFP Myanmar’s junta opened polls in the second phase of elections on Sunday, AFP journalists saw, continuing a vote democracy watchdogs say is letting the military prolong its rule in a civilian guise. The armed forces have ruled Myanmar for most of its post-independence history, before a decade-long democratic thaw saw civilians take the reins in a burst of reform. But the military snatched back power in a 2021 coup, voiding the results of the previous election, detaining de

Mizzima Justice For Myanmar (JFM) said on 9 January that Facebook has removed more than 1,000 pages, groups and accounts linked to Mytel, a Myanmar military-controlled telecom company, following reports that the network was continuing to operate online in violation of Meta’s 2021 ban on military-owned businesses. The statement from JFM continues below. While Mytel was previously removed from Facebook at the time, the company had created new pages that circumvented the ban, an

YANGON: Voters in ‌war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday (Jan 11) to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run election, following low turnout in the initial round of polls that have been widely criticised as a tool to formalise junta rule. Polling stations opened at 6am local time in 100 townships across the country, including parts of Sagaing, Magway, Mandalay, Bago and Tanintharyi regions, as well as Mon, Shan, Kachin, Kayah and Kayin states. Many of those ar