News About Myanmar

The list of candidates elected for 56 constituencies of the Pyithu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw, Region and State Hluttaws has been announced, with the Union Solidarity and Development Party winning the most seats in 52 constituencies, according to a statement issued by the Union Election Commission on January 2. In the multi-party democratic general election to be held in phases starting on December 28, 2025, the relevant regional and state sub-commissions announced the represen

The Union Election Commission announced on January 2 that the casting advance votes, counting of advance votes, compiling of voter lists and announcing the results were carried out in accordance with the relevant Hluttaw election laws, rules and procedures. In the multi-party democratic general election started to be held on December 28, 2025, the advance voting was arranged in accordance with the provisions of the law to ensure that voters who have the right to vote at home

Myanmar’s military-proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, regime media reported, following the first round of voting since a 2021 military coup ousted a democratically-elected government. Having sparked a nationwide rebellion after crushing pro-democracy protests in the wake of its coup, the regime in Naypyidaw, which seized power from an elected government in 2021, has said the three-phase vote

As voters snaked around Mandalay’s golden Eain Daw Yar Pagoda to cast their ballots, a low-flying fighter jet whizzed above them, heading towards the city’s south-west. On the ground, security personnel wearing traditional clothing and dark sunglasses, kept a close eye on foreign journalists and the few voters and officials who dared to speak to them. At night, rocket explosions echoed in the distance, and news filtered in of savage aerial attacks on nearby villages held by r

Resistance forces have entered Katha on the Irrawaddy River in Sagaing Region, defying heavy artillery fire and airstrikes from the junta. Katha Township on the border between Sagaing and Kachin State was included in Phase One of the junta-organized election. But even as the regime was counting votes on Sunday, resistance groups launched attacks against regime bases at the town’s eastern entrance and the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 309 headquarters (LIB 309).

Many important changes took place in 2025, Acting President and Chairman of State Security and peace Commission Senior General Min Aung Hlaing The Acting President made the remark in his New Year’s message for 2026. The Acting President said that in 2025, friendly relations with friendly countries were able to strengthen, provide domestic products with access to foreign markets, and increase domestic and foreign investment in key areas of domestic need. The Acting President s