The colour of the winning party in Myanmar's junta-run election is the same green as a general's uniform, its staff are retired senior officers, and most expect it to march in lockstep with the military.
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Thailand's foreign minister said Thursday that he hoped Myanmar's recent election would be the "start of a transition" that could ultimately lead to a sustainable peace in the civil war-torn country.
Myanmar's dominant pro-military party has won junta-run elections, a party source told AFP on Monday, after a month-long vote that democracy watchdogs dismissed as a rebranding of army rule.
Voting concluded in Myanmar's month-long election on Sunday, with the dominant pro-military party on course for landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong the army's grip on power.
Fighters from Myanmar's rebel Kayan National Army stood guard Sunday on a hilltop overlooking a displaced people's camp in Pekon -- as voters went to the polls in junta-controlled parts of the constituency.
Myanmar's top general Min Aung Hlaing was months from retirement five years ago when he made an about-face, deposed the democratic government and promoted himself to leader.
Myanmar holds 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 power.
The world must utterly reject the outcome of this weekend's final round of "sham" elections in Myanmar, the United Nations' special rapporteur on the country said Friday.
Four years of civil war between Myanmar's military and its myriad opponents have shattered communications networks
People in Myanmar have resorted to communications methods ranging from the old-fashioned to the ingenious to the hyper-modern
