The scammers at a vast office park in Myanmar wielded deepfake technology, doctored videos and pinpoint conversational ploys ...

His comments came as Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the elections after democracy watchdogs warned the junta-run poll would only entrench ...

Yangon, Myanmar – Voters in parts of Myanmar are heading to the polls on Sunday for an election that critics view as a bid by the country’s generals to legitimise military rule, nearly five years ...

YANGON -- Voters in Myanmar cast ballots on Sunday in the country's first general legislative elections since 2020, which the military regime sees as a step toward stability but anti-regime forces ...

Myanmar’s junta-held election will not mask the nation’s dire economic condition, experts warn, as civil war drives some of the highest inflation in Asia, power shortages hack at production and the ...

KUALA LUMPUR - ASEAN will assess developments in Myanmar following the first phase of elections and avoid actions that would “confer premature legitimacy” to any party, said Malaysian Prime Minister ...

SINGAPORE—The military junta whose 2021 coup plunged Myanmar into civil war controls less than half of the country. Resistance groups have bombed polling stations to stop people from voting. The party ...

The core of electoral democracy is the institution of popular will through representation. When elections are merely held to subvert this will by imposing favoured candidates, they are clearly a sham.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar held its first general election in five years Sunday, but critics dismiss it as a sham to legitimize ...

As voters snaked around Mandalay's golden Eain Daw Yar Pagoda to cast their ballots, a low-flying fighter jet whizzed above them, heading towards the city's south-west. On the ground, security ...

Tayzar San is the most wanted man in Myanmar. In 2021 the wiry and bespectacled doctor led the first protest against the military junta that had toppled Myanmar’s democratically elected government (he ...