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(MENAFN) Myanmar is set to hold the first phase of its general election on December 28, marking the country’s first nationwide polls since the 2021 military coup.

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(MENAFN) The opening phase of Myanmar’s general elections, the first since the military takeover in 2021, commenced early Sunday, according to media accounts.

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(MENAFN) Polling stations opened across Myanmar early Sunday morning, marking the nation's first general election since the military seized power in 2021, according to media accounts.

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(MENAFN) Civilians in Myanmar’s rebel-held regions are facing intensified air attacks and renewed displacement as the military escalates operations ahead of elections widely rejected by local communities.

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(MENAFN) Airstrikes carried out by Myanmar’s military have killed at least five civilians and injured 13 others in the central part of the country, reports say. The attacks targeted Chatkan village in Pauk Township, Magway Region, on Tuesday. “One...

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(MENAFN) The Burma Air Force launched airstrikes on central Myanmar, killing at least five civilians and wounding 13 others, local media reported Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Myanmar’s Air Force conducted aerial bombardments in the country’s central region, resulting in the deaths of no fewer than five civilians and leaving 13 others wounded, local news sources reported on Wednesday.

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(MENAFN) Myanmar experienced seismic activity on Tuesday when a powerful tremor shook the nation's western region, the US Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed.

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(MENAFN) China has executed at least 15 high-ranking members of criminal gangs operating in northern Myanmar, following convictions for multiple offenses, including intentional homicide, telecom fraud, and drug trafficking.

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(MENAFN) China has carried out the execution of four members of the Bai family mafia, one of the well-known dynasties operating scam centers in Myanmar, according to state media reports.

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(MENAFN) A US federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for more than 3,600 Myanmar migrants in the country.

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(MENAFN) A US federal judge has halted the Trump administration's effort to strip deportation protections from more than 3,600 Myanmar migrants currently residing in the United States, local media outlets reported.

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(MENAFN) Myanmar authorities detained up to 1,590 foreign nationals during operations targeting online fraud centers along the Myanmar-Thailand border, according to the junta-run Global New Light of Myanmar.

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(MENAFN) A major ethnic armed group in Myanmar announced on Wednesday that it has reached a ceasefire agreement with the military junta ahead of the country’s upcoming general elections.

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(MENAFN) After months of intense fighting, insurgents took control of the town of Kyaukme, a critical location on the major trade route linking Myanmar to China.

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(MENAFN) The Myanmar military claims to have captured one of Southeast Asia’s most notorious online scam compounds, KK Park, located near the Thai border town of Myawaddy.

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(MENAFN) Myanmar has begun voting in the opening round of nationwide elections, marking the first such polls since the military seized power in 2021, according to reports.

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(MENAFN) Abuses against civilians are worsening across Myanmar as preparations continue for elections overseen by the military later this month, according to assessments cited by international observers.

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(MENAFN) Violence, threats, and systematic repression are surging across Myanmar as military-orchestrated elections approach on Dec. 28, with ordinary citizens facing coercion from both ruling authorities and opposition militant factions, the UN...

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(MENAFN) Kenya has successfully repatriated 119 of its citizens who were stranded in Myanmar after falling victim to fraudulent employment schemes, the country’s State Department for Diaspora Affairs announced on Monday.