August 8 is a date etched in blood. On this day in 1988, Myanmar’s military turned its guns on thousands of peaceful protesters in what is now remembered as the 8888 uprising. Although it was by no ...

Five years after the 2021 military coup, Myanmar remains in chaos. With 7,700+ civilians killed and a sham election completed, read how the conflict has shattered lives.

The National Unity Government was formed as a pro-democracy alternative to the junta. But, critics say, it has failed to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People line up to vote at a polling station during the first phase of Myanmar's general election in Yangon on December 28, 2025. - ...

People walk past an election banner ahead of a general election in Thingangyun Township, Yangon, Myanmar, December 27, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer Jan 11 (Reuters) - Voters in war-torn Myanmar cast ballots ...

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-backed party emerged the winner of an election, final official figures showed Wednesday, as the ...

Myanmar's military has ruled the country for most of its post-independence history, presenting itself as the only force capable of guarding the fractious Southeast Asian nation from rupture and ruin.

A new pre-election film follows the junta’s long tradition of attempting to sow distrust and division among its opponents. The Myanmar military junta is counting down the days to its “multiparty ...

Myanmar opened the final round of its month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide in a junta-run vote critics say will prolong the army's grip on ...

Voters queued at polling stations in Myanmar on Sunday to vote in a controversial election the military junta says will return democratic rule, nearly five years after it seized power from an elected ...