Newsweek

Myanmar Holds First Election in 5 Years Amid Civil War, Boycott Calls

Voters in Myanmar went to the polls Sunday for the first phase of the country's first general election in five years, conducted under military government supervision while civil war engulfs much of ...
NPR

Myanmar is holding phased elections. Here's why they're being called a 'sham'

CHIANG RAI, Thailand — Myanmar's military rulers are holding a staggered general election beginning Dec. 28 and ending in late January. Their hope is that it will return some stability to the country ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the Vote in Myanmar

Amid a ruinous civil war, the military government is holding elections that are widely seen as a sham, as the main opposition remains barred or jailed. By Richard C. Paddock Myanmar’s military ...
PBS

Myanmar has declared a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for cyberscams, but the fraud goes on

It looked like a turning point in the global fight against scams. Myanmar’s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that ...
Associated Press

Myanmar declares a ‘zero tolerance’ policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on

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Los Angeles Times

Myanmar military acknowledges airstrike on hospital it says opposition used as base

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military acknowledged an airstrike on a hospital, claiming opposition groups used it as a base; local ...
Associated Press

Myanmar military claims armed opposition groups used hospital hit by airstrike as base

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this photo provided by Wai Hun Aung, people ...
The New York Times

Dozens Killed as a Hospital Is Bombed in Brutal Civil War

Jets from the Myanmar military dropped two bombs on the facility in Mrauk-U, in what rebels and witnesses called a deliberate attack on civilians. By Verena Hölzl Khaing Lin had just left the hospital ...
CNN

Myanmar makes more meth than anywhere else. Opium production there also just hit a decade ...

Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level in a decade this year as the nation engaged in a civil war remains one of the world’s primary suppliers of illicit drugs, according to a ...
nationthailand

Thailand shuts border crossings as Myanmar–Karen clashes intensify

Thailand closes border crossings for seven days, except the Thai–Myanmar Friendship Bridge 1, as Myanmar–Karen clashes escalate; gunfire heard in Mae Sot but no impact on Thailand. Thailand has closed ...
Undark

In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll

In early 2025, Sian traveled deep into the mountains of Shan State, on Myanmar’s eastern border with China, in search of work. He had heard from a friend that Chinese companies were recruiting at new ...
CBS News

U.S. ending deportation protections for immigrants from war-torn Myanmar

The Trump administration on Monday said it would end yet another Temporary Protected Status immigration program, this time for nearly 4,000 immigrants from Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia ...