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Blow to Myanmar’s military rulers as 11 Southeast Asian nations refuse to recognise sham junta-run election

Military-backed party wins overwhelming parliamentary majority in first election since 2021 coup

The Independent UK

Military-backed party set for victory as Myanmar’s ‘sham’ election concludes

Junta leader expected to assume presidency when new parliament meets

The Independent UK

Guinea's Doumbouya is sworn in as president, cementing transition from junta chief to elected leader

Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya has been sworn in as president of Guinea after winning last year's presidential election

The Independent UK

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Protest As Quake-hit Myanmar Junta Chief Joins Bangkok Summit

Protesters displayed a banner calling Myanmar's junta chief a "murderer" as he joined a regional summit in Bangkok on Friday, a week after a huge earthquake killed thousands, leaving desperate survivors pleading for food and shelter.

International Business Times

Myanmar junta declares three-week ceasefire after firing on Chinese earthquake aid convoy

Military says it will continue to take ‘necessary countermeasures’ if attacked

The Independent UK

Guinea sets a date in September for a key referendum that would launch a return to democracy

Guinea’s military junta has set Sept. 21 as the date for a long-promised referendum on the adoption of a new constitution

The Independent UK

Niger junta sets out five-year transition to constitutional rule

Niger's ruling junta said there would be a five-year transition to constitutional rule starting from Wednesday, in an announcement during a signing ceremony for a new transition charter.

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Myanmar Junta Chief Says Election To Be Held By January

Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021.

International Business Times

Myanmar enforces new cybersecurity law – and VPN usage is the main target

The new law clamps down on digital rights and VPNs, warn experts. Here's what we know so far.

TechRadar

Myanmar To Send Rep To Regional Summit For First Time In Three Years

Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source told AFP Tuesday, as the junta struggles to quell a civil war.

International Business Times

Myanmar Military Says It Withdrew 'For Safety Of People'

Myanmar's military withdrew from some positions close to China's border to prioritise the "safety of people", the junta chief said, days after an alliance of ethnic armed groups said they had routed state troops in the area.

International Business Times

Thousands Mourn Buddhist Abbot Killed By Myanmar Security Forces

Thousands of mourners on Thursday attended the funeral of a popular Buddhist abbot shot dead by Myanmar security forces in an incident that drew a rare apology from the junta.

International Business Times

How the Myanmar VPN ban is plunging citizens into online darkness

Since late May, the military Junta has been cracking down on VPNs to disrupt the free news flow. Besides online isolation, arrests and fines are also the price to pay.

TechRadar

Jailed Myanmar leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

Jailed Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a military official said Wednesday, as the junta announced a heatwave had prompted measures to protect inmates.

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International Business Times

Jailed Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Moved To House Arrest

International Business Times

Jailed Myanmar Leader Suu Kyi Moved To House Arrest: Source

Myanmar's junta has moved jailed democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest, a source told AFP on Wednesday.

International Business Times

Thai FM Visits Border Town Following Clashes In Myanmar

Thailand's foreign minister arrived for a visit to the Myanmar border on Friday, the ministry said, following days of clashes that have dislodged junta troops from their positions in a vital trade hub in the neighbouring country.

The Guardian - UK

Blow for Myanmar’s military as rebels say hundreds have surrendered at key border town

Thailand PM says army is weakening after junta requests permission to land evacuation flight from Myawaddy across the border

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Al Jazeera

How is renewed violence in Myanmar affecting the Rohingya?

A recent surge in violence by armed groups in Myanmar is causing upheaval and displacement among Rohingya once again.

International Business Times

Thousands Seek To Quit Myanmar After Military Service Announcement

The military said last weekend it would enforce a law allowing it to call up all men aged 18-35 and women aged 18-27 to serve for at least two years, as it struggles to quell opposition to its 2021 coup.

International Business Times

Myanmar Junta Takes Heavy Hits Three Years After Coup

One morning last October as the dawn light touched the cold hills of northern Myanmar a barrage of rockets and drones streaked through the sky and slammed into dugouts and bases housing military troops.

The Guardian - UK

‘We killed many … drones are our air force’: Myanmar’s rebels take on the junta from above

A rebel drone squadron drawn from engineering students and hobbyists, who gain battlefield training partly through YouTube tutorials, is proving decisive in the struggle against Myanmar’s brutal military government

International Business Times

Myanmar Pro-democracy Fighters Battle To Take State Capital

Myanmar pro-democracy fighters in a battered pickup truck drive past abandoned and bombed-out houses in the eastern city of Loikaw, on their way to the front lines of the battle to capture their first state capital from the junta.

France 24

‘A real blow for the junta’: Myanmar’s ethnic groups launch unprecedented armed resistance

Fighting in Myanmar between the military junta and an alliance of ethnic armed groups has intensified since late October after an unprecedented offensive in the country’s north exposed the junta’s struggles on the ground. The UN called for all sides to respect international law in a statement on Friday, saying…

The Conversation

Myanmar’s military junta appears to be in terminal decline

Myint Swe, the acting president of Mynamar’s military government, has warned that the country “will be split into various parts” after his armed forces suffered huge territorial losses to resistance fighters recently. His response was to call on Mynamar’s people to support his military forces, a call that is likely,…

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