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Only a year ago, reports about Myanmar were rife with speculation that the Tatmadaw, the Burmese term for the military, might be on its last legs. Today, five years since the junta toppled a democratically.
The Gambia filed the case at the International Court of Justice in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention.
A landmark case accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against minority Muslim Rohingya has opened at the United Nations' top court.
Voting has resumed in Myanmar's multi-phase election, which the country's military junta is promoting as a return to democracy. Critics have derided the election as a sham by the junta to legitimize its rule.
Myanmar is holding its first election since the 2021 coup, but low turnout, civil war and the absence of real opposition have cast doubt on whether the vote can deliver stability or legitimacy.
Published on 28/12/2025 - 14:40 GMT+1 The first of three phases of voting closed on Sunday in Myanmar in an election that comes nearly five years after the military seized...
Voters in Myanmar cast their ballots on Sunday for the first phase of the country's general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government amid ongoing civil unrest across much...
Myanmar on Sunday saw early voters queuing up outside polling stations to cast their ballot in the military-ruled nation's first general election in five years. The heavily restricted polls are being...
