Myanmar military-backed party declared election winner as army plans new body to maintain control

Myanmar’s military-backed party has won the recent election, according to final official figures. The Union Solidarity and ...
Reuters

Iran’s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta’s air war

On September 15, 2025, the location transmitter of an Iranian oil tanker called Reef pinged near Iraq’s offshore Basrah Oil Terminal. Reef was actually several hundred kilometers away at the Iranian ...
Los Angeles Times

Myanmar holds its last election round, with the army already certain to keep control over government

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar’s military completed phased elections guaranteeing parliamentary control after ousting elected leader Aung ...
The Conversation

5 years on from the junta’s coup, Myanmar’s flawed elections can’t unite a country at risk of breaking apart

As a pro vice-chancellor at the University of Tasmania, Nicholas Farrelly engages with a wide range of organisations and stakeholders on educational, cultural and political issues, including at the ...
The New York Times

All-Night Concerts Bring Fleeting Normalcy in a War-Ravaged Nation

But the shows, which combine dance, drama and music, are also part of an effort by Myanmar’s military rulers to project a veneer of legitimacy. U Chit Myo Htike, known by his stage name Phoe Chit, ...
CNN

China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family criminal gang, who ran mafia-like scam centers in Myanmar and killed workers who tried to escape, Chinese state media reported on Thursday.
The Irrawaddy

24 Hour Group Tycoon Aung Aung Zaw—New-Generation Myanmar Crony

In addition to the airline, Aung Aung Zaw established 24 Petroleum Limited in 2021, which imports gasoline, diesel ...
Human Rights Watch

Myanmar: Junta Atrocities Surge 5 Years since Coup

(Tokyo) – Myanmar’s military junta has committed widespread repression and abuse in every facet of life in the country since seizing power on February 1, 2021, Amnesty International, Fortify Rights, ...
KCRW

Boogie Boudreaux shares songs of unity, resistance, and resilience

A kaleidoscope of sounds to let the good times roll. Part wax. Part digital. Pure heat. Peanut Butter Wolf digs through his crates of over 50,000 records, as well as digital crates of tons of ...
KCRW

Chris Douridas' playlist: january 24, 2026

Genre-defying sounds, from fresh cuts to timeless gems. Genre-defying sounds, from fresh cuts to timeless gems. Peanut Butter Wolf digs through his crates of over 50,000 records, as well as digital ...
TASS

Russia to provide Myanmar with all assistance in ensuring security, sovereignty — Shoigu

According to the Russian Security Council Secretary, despite the fundamentally changing nature of international relations, Western pressure on Russia and Myanmar will not cease NAYPYIDAW /Myanmar/, ...