The democracy movement in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar has for decades found powerful champions in the Republican Party. President George W. Bush introduced, then expanded, wide-ranging ...

Voting concluded in Myanmar's month-long election on Sunday (January 25, 2026), with the dominant pro-military party on course for a landslide victory in a junta-run poll critics say will only prolong ...

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Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing is widely expected to take on the country's presidency after the highly controversial elections. Polling stations opened across Myanmar on Sunday for the final ...

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- In a remote village ringed by Myanmar's protracted civil war, a medic jabs a crying baby with a needle and syringe. She is one of the lucky ones among some 1.2 million children ...

Myitkyina (Agenzia Fides) - The blessing of a new Catholic church and a grotto with the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, the "Regina Pacis," is a significant event in the Diocese of Myitkyina, the ...

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.

Voters in Myanmar have cast ballots in the third and final phase of their country's general election. The pro-military force is expected to win control of the legislature, but international observers ...

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After arresting political opponents, banning the most popular party and using violence to crush dissent, the military’s proxy is on course to win by a landslide The polls have closed in Myanmar, but ...

Thailand's foreign minister said his government has sent monitors to observe the general election organized by the military authorities of neighboring Myanmar. Sihasak Phuangketkeow spoke to NHK in ...

NAYPYIDAW — Voting was underway Sunday in the third and final phase of Myanmar’s general elections, with polling taking place in 63 townships nationwide, state media reported. Polling stations opened ...