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The National Unity Government (NUG) stated that its People’s Defence Force (PDF) attacked regime outposts in six townships of Magway Region on Sunday, as voting got underway on day one of the regime’s 2025-26 elections Dec. 28. Salin and Pwintbyu townships were the only two of the six townships cited by the NUG. Its statement added that the PDF has laid “siege” to Salin and Sinphyukyun towns after it launched an offensive against regime outposts there on Dec. 23. Salin is loc

Voter turnout has been lower than expected in Myanmar for the first elections since the military overthrew a democratically elected government in 2021. Myanmar’s multi-phase, month-long election has been widely dismissed as a sham by many governments and human rights activists who have said the military will use proxy candidates to legitimise its rule. Initial reports from Sunday’s poll suggested that voter turnout was significantly lower than in the last election in 2020, wh

Mizzima Despite the opening of polling stations in Kalay Township in Sagaing on Sunday, the town was marked by an atmosphere of profound defiance, with residents describing the scene as a self-organized “silent strike.” Streets in the typically bustling township remained unusually quiet, with minimal traffic at major intersections as Phase One of the military junta’s election process got underway. Local residents and witnesses who toured the town reported that polling station

Mizzima Myanmar’s junta-appointed election commission and its administrative bodies are resorting to various forms of pressure to compel people to vote as turnout remains extremely low in the ongoing election, according to local residents. In townships included in the first phase of the election, such as Taunggyi and Lashio in Shan State, and Mayangone and Thingangyun in Yangon Region, authorities have been using loudspeakers to urge residents to vote, conducting door-to-door

Mizzima Fake Elections and The Fight for The Revolution’s Future panel discussion at the Thai PBS studio in Chiang Mai on 28 December offered an insight into what might come after the Myanmar junta’s election. Moderator/Facilitator: Thet Swe Win, Executive Director, Synergy-Social Harmony Organization Panelist: Lway Mownt Noon, Ta’ang Woman, Activist Panelist: Sithu Maung, Member of Parliament, PABEDAN Constituency Rangoon, and Spokesperson of CRPH Panelist: Hnin Hnin Hmwe, J

Mizzima Myanmar Election: BNI Editors’ Insights panel discussion offered Myanmar editors’ insights into reporting the election during the Thai PBS collaboration in Chiang Mai. Moderator/Facilitator: Tin Tin Nyo, Managing Director, Burma News International (BNI) Panelist: Htaike Htaike Aung, Director, Myanmar Internet Project Panelist: Nan Paw Gay, Editor In-Chief, Karen Information Center Panelist: Soe Myint, Editor In-Chief, Mizzima Media Panelist: Sai Mueng, Editor In-Chief