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AFP, Mizzima Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing offered his country advice on civic participation as he voted in a general election on Sunday after five years of military rule and civil war. The diminutive general was top of the voter list at the Zeyathiri polling station, set up at his official compound in the sprawling but sparsely populated capital Naypyidaw. A steady stream of generals, officers and government officials arrived at the gold-draped hall to cast their bal

AFP The droves of young people who queued to cast ballots in past elections in Myanmar were conspicuous by their absence from Sunday’s military-run poll, with older voters dominating the turnout. Legions have left the war-ravaged country since the military seized power close to five years ago, including many men of conscription age — up to 35 — or youngsters seeking better livelihoods away from Myanmar’s moribund economy. And even those still in the country were not particula

Mizzima Polling stations across Myanmar’s commercial capital remained largely deserted on Sunday during the first phase of the military-led general election, as widespread public indifference and an overwhelming security presence defined the day’s proceedings. On-the-ground reporting from Mizzima found that key constituencies in Botahtaung, Kyauktada, Thingangyun, and Thanlyin townships remained quiet throughout the day. While polls opened at 6 am, locals observed that reside

COX'S BAZAR:Sheikh Sabiha Alam Rohingya refugees living in squalid camps in Bangladesh have elected a leadership council, hoping it can improve conditions and revive efforts to secure their return home to Myanmar. Spread over 8,000 acres in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh, the camps are home to 1.7 million members of the stateless group, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown that is now subject to a genocide probe at the UN court. In July, the refugees held their first electi

Myanmar’s election is unlikely to change the reality for more than 1M Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh who fled what the UN called ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar. Efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority have stalled since the junta seized power in 2021. Al Jazeera’s Tanvir Chowdhury reports from Cox’s Bazar.

Myanmar’s regime held Phase 1 of its election in 102 townships across the country on Sunday amid low voter turnout. The Irrawaddy has filed live updates on the election and related incidents. Junta Airstrike Kills Nine in Khin-U a Day Before Election