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Narinjara News, December 28, 2025 The list of townships for the third phase of the election, set to take place on January 25 of next year, has been released once more. Notably, all 15 townships have been omitted, excluding all those occupied and governed by the Arakan Army (AA). The Election Commission previously declared that three townships in Rakhine State—Sittwe, Kyaukphyu, and Manaung—were eligible to conduct elections. Conversely, 11 townships were deemed ineligible to

YANGON—A trickle of voters made their way to Myanmar’s heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government, triggering civil war. Former civilian leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains jailed, while her hugely popular party has been dissolved and is not taking part. Campaigners, Western diplomats and the UN’s rights chief have all condemned the phased monthlong vote, citing

Myanmar is voting in an election widely dismissed as a sham, with major political parties dissolved, many of their leaders jailed and as much as half the country not expected to vote because of an ongoing civil war. The military government is holding a phased ballot nearly five years after it seized power in a coup, which sparked widespread opposition and spiralled into a civil war. Observers say the junta, with China's support, is seeking to legitimise and entrench its power

Acting President and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing cast vote at polling station No.1 in Anawrahta Ward, Zeyathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw at around 8 am on December 28. The phase 1 of multiparty general election began on December 28 and is being held in 102 townships. All 8 townships in Nay Pyi Taw are participating in phase 1 of the election. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing was seen casting vote at polling station No.1 in Anawrahta Wa

It is reported that a 13-year-old girl was killed after drone bombs exploded near the USDP (Union Solidarity and Development Party) office in Myawady on the night of December 27. At around 9:30 p.m., a drone bomb exploded near a roadside drainage area opposite the USDP office, in front of a building under construction near the USDP office on Bayintnaung Main Road in Myawady. As a result, Yadanar Htun Gold Shop, a grocery store, and several buildings under construction were da

The election, the first in five years, has been widely dismissed as a bid to entrench authoritarian rule