Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred
2 months ago

Myanmar: Where China wants election, West and its allies want it deferred

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As Myanmar’s military junta has announced the intention to hold elections this year, China has supported the move whereas the West and much of the international community called for deferment until after the end of the civil war in the country Myanmar's junta leader General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup on February 1, 2021, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. In February 2011, Myanmar’s military overthrew the country’s democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and established a military junta. In November 2024, Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing visited China to meet Premier Li Qiang. In recent months, the alliance of opposition groups comprising the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Arakan Army, and the Ta’ang National Liberation Army has won a string of victories in the civil war with the junta, winning control of swathes of country’s strategic border areas.

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Myanmar’s military leader announces dates for general election
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1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar’s military leader announces dates for general election

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Four years after seizing power from the elected administration, the head of the military government declared Myanmar will hold a general election within 10 months, state-run media reported Saturday. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said Friday the election will take place either in December or January 2026 at the latest, according to the Global New Light of Myanmar …

Myanmar junta chief says elections to be held by January 2026
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1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar junta chief says elections to be held by January 2026

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta chief has announced plans to hold elections in December 2025 or January 2026, marking the first vote since the military seized power in a 2021 coup. Myanmar’s junta chief said that elections would be held in Mayanmar in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021, country’s state media …

Myanmar junta chief says general election will be held by January 2026
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1 week, 6 days ago

Myanmar junta chief says general election will be held by January 2026

New Indian Express  

BANGKOK: Myanmar's junta chief said the country would hold an election in December or January, the first in the war-torn nation since the military staged a coup in 2021. by January 2026," General Min Aung Hlaing was quoted as saying in the state-run newspaper Global New Light of Myanmar published Saturday. "We also invite observation teams from Belarus to come …

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency by six months

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta extended a state of emergency by six months on Friday, four years after it seized power triggering a civil war that has claimed thousands of lives. The ruling military council headed by Army chief Min Aung Hlaing unanimously approved the extension, the junta's information team said in a statement. "All members of National Defence and Security Council including …

Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s military government extends state of emergency by 6 months

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Myanmar’s military government on Friday …

Myanmar’s military government extends its mandate to rule another 6 months
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s military government extends its mandate to rule another 6 months

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government on Friday announced another six-month extension of its mandate to rule in preparation for elections it has said will be held this year, as the country enters its fifth year of crisis. The military declared a state of emergency on Feb. 1, 2021, when it arrested the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and top …

Myanmar military extends state of emergency for another six months
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar military extends state of emergency for another six months

Al Jazeera  

The declaration is widely anticipated to be the last before the military holds long-delayed national polls this year. Myanmar’s military has extended its state of emergency for another six months as it struggles to maintain its increasingly fragile grip on power, with fighting raging on multiple fronts across the country. “All members of National Defence and Security Council including the …

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet
2 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar: Junta is on the back foot, but no endgame in sight yet

Firstpost  

The military junta holds less than 50 percent of Myanmarese territory, but as long as it holds on to the majority of airfields and sea ports and controls the Bamar heartland, an endgame does not flicker on the horizon I am writing this article from close to the Myanmar-Thailand border with the help of elements from the resistance. Hlaing has …

Ramification | How the advance of Arakan Army is a turning point in Myanmar conflict
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ramification | How the advance of Arakan Army is a turning point in Myanmar conflict

Firstpost  

Many analysts had speculated the Chin and Shan states would break free at the outset of the Myanmar conflict, but with the continual success of the Arakan Army in Rakhine and their offensive reaching right up till the Teknaf River that delineates Myanmar from Bangladesh, it has renewed the interest of observers in the AA Myanmar has been in a …

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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3 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

The Independent  

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Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?
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3 months ago

Aung San Suu Kyi: Who is to blame for Myanmar’s collapse into military tyranny?

The Independent  

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Ramification | China’s changing colours in Myanmar should ring bells in Delhi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ramification | China’s changing colours in Myanmar should ring bells in Delhi

Firstpost  

China is not only fearing its investments in Myanmar, which are being jeopardised because of the Tatmadaw’s inability to protect Chinese assets, but also the growing proximity of ethnic armed organisations to the West-supported National Unity Government It is said that China’s frustration was with the Tatmadaw’s inability to control cybercrime, cyber slavery, trafficking, money laundering, and illicit gambling that …

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request

Hindustan Times  

* Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing, facing ICC arrest warrant request ICC seeks arrest warrant for crimes against humanity * Min Aung Hlaing faces sanctions from EU and US * Anti-junta forces gain ground with ethnic armies' support By Shoon Naing, Devjyot Ghoshal Nov 27 - Just days after the United Nations accused his military of brutally driving what …

India hosts Myanmar military junta officers, allied politicians for discussions
4 months, 1 week ago

India hosts Myanmar military junta officers, allied politicians for discussions

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: India hosted a delegation representing Myanmar’s military junta and allied political forces this week for discussions on democracy and federalism as part of efforts to foster a solution to the neighbouring country’s security challenges, people familiar with the matter said. The people cited above said the anti-junta resistance forces were not part of a workshop hosted in New …

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup
4 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar junta chief discusses civil war with Li Qiang on first China visit since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in the southwestern city of Kunming Min Aung Hlaing and said that the military was ready for peace if armed groups would engage Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing meet in Kunming on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. On his first visit to China …

Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar military chief makes first visit to China as civil war rages in country

The Independent  

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Myanmar's Military Chief to Attend China Summits as Conflict Escalates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar's Military Chief to Attend China Summits as Conflict Escalates

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar's army chief is visiting China for three summits in Kunming, a country regarded as Naypyidaw's most important international ally. The visit comes as the country faces escalating conflict near its border with China, which is a major ally and arms supplier. The military government has suffered recent setbacks on the battlefield, and China is concerned about the stability of …

Myanmar's Military Chief to Visit China in a Show of Strength and Concern
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Myanmar's Military Chief to Visit China in a Show of Strength and Concern

Associated Press  

Myanmar's military leader will visit China this week for several regional meetings and state-level talks, amid concerns about instability in the region. The visit comes as Myanmar's army has suffered major battlefield defeats in recent months, and China is concerned about the impact on its strategic and economic interests in the country.

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Head of Myanmar's military government to visit close ally China

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Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar: India should engage with resistance forces before China takes a lead

Firstpost  

New Delhi must also prepare for the day after—a balkanisation of Myanmar following the collapse of junta control Following the 2021 military coup in Myanmar led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, junta forces are perilously close to defeat against the resistance. Paletwa, the inland water terminal of the flagship Multi-Modal Kaladan River Project to Mizoram, is shared on the …

China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations
7 months, 1 week ago

China’s foreign minister meets with Myanmar’s military boss as civil war strains their relations

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s top diplomat on Wednesday visited Myanmar and met with the leader of its military government as growing instability from the neighboring country’s civil war causes concern in Beijing. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar’s army has suffered unprecedented battlefield defeats from powerful ethnic militias, especially in the northeast along the border with China. The visit …

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations
7 months, 1 week ago

China's foreign minister meets with Myanmar's military boss as civil war strains their relations

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit came after Myanmar's army …

Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar junta, ethnic armed group claim control of military regional HQ

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta and an ethnic minority armed group both claimed on July 25 they were in control of a town and regional military command in northern Shan state following days of clashes. Fighting has rocked the town of Lashio, home to the military's northeastern command, since July 3 when an alliance of ethnic armed groups renewed an offensive against junta …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

The Hindu  

One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek autonomy from …

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar’s ethnic rebels say they captured an airport in a new setback for the military government

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government said it captured an airport serving the country’s top world-class beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. The Arakan Army is the military wing of the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group in Rakhine state, where they are the majority and seek …

Junta under pressure as fierce fighting breaks out in northeastern Myanmar
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Junta under pressure as fierce fighting breaks out in northeastern Myanmar

The Hindu  

New fighting has broken out in northeastern Myanmar, bringing an end to a Chinese-brokered ceasefire and putting pressure on the military regime as it faces attacks from resistance forces on multiple fronts in the country’s civil war. The Ta’ang National Liberation Army, one of three powerful militias that launched a surprise joint offensive last October, renewed its attacks on regime …

Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio, who served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021, is stepping down for unspecified health reasons, state media said Monday. Van Thio was the only member of Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party …

Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Min Aung Hlaing talks tough as Myanmar’s armed forces face growing pressure

Al Jazeera  

Coup leader told troops at annual parade that young people were being ‘tricked’ into joining resistance and claimed foreign interference. Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing has claimed young people are being tricked into supporting the resistance against the military, as anti-coup forces chalk up unprecedented advances. Min Aung Hlaing was speaking to thousands of troops who had assembled for …

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi
1 year, 1 month ago

India concerned about deteriorating situation in Myanmar, says MEA on three years of coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi

Firstpost  

India wants an “early resolution” of the “deteriorating situation in Myanmar” and said it is has been advocating for a complete succession of violence and the country’s transition towards inclusive federal democracy. February 1, marks three years since the military in Myanmar declared a state of emergency and ousted Aung San Suu Kyu’s government on this day in 2021, triggering …

The thorny road to democracy in Myanmar
1 year, 1 month ago

The thorny road to democracy in Myanmar

Hindustan Times  

In 2010, Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, embarked on a journey towards democracy after decades of military rule. The 2021 military coup, which overturned the results of a landslide election won by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, was not an aberration. His tenure as Commander-in-Chief was nearing its end, and the coup provided a pathway for him …

A closer look at Myanmar’s discontent
1 year, 1 month ago

A closer look at Myanmar’s discontent

The Hindu  

In February, it will be three years since the army seized power in Myanmar, overthrowing a democratically elected government headed by Aung San Suu Kyi. The fragile peace between major ethnic armed organisations and the military collapsed, as the former’s objective of establishing federal democracy was no longer feasible under army dictatorship. Last October, an alliance of the Arakan Army, …

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce
1 year, 2 months ago

Myanmar’s military, ethnic armed groups agree to China-mediated truce

Al Jazeera  

Both sides agree to cease fighting and not harm residents along Myanmar’s northern border with China. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup nearly three years ago, has agreed to an immediate ceasefire with an alliance of ethnic armed groups whose offensive since October has emerged as the biggest threat to the regime since its power grab. “China hopes …

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar’s military government says China brokered peace talks to de-escalate fighting in northeast

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government confirmed Monday that it has been holding talks, brokered by China, with representatives of an alliance of ethnic minority armed groups against which it is engaged in fierce combat in the country’s northeast. The alliance’s offensive sparked renewed fighting nationwide on the part of both the pro-democracy Peoples Defense Force and their allies among other …

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar junta chief calls for political solution with ethnic groups

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta chief has called on ethnic armed groups battling the military across the country to find a political solution, state media reported on December 5. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing "warned that if armed organisations keep on being foolish, residents of the relevant regions will suffer bad impacts", according to the Global New Light of Myanmar. Myanmar has more …

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar junta urges rebels to stop being 'foolish', solve problems 'politically'

Firstpost  

In response to Min Aung Hlaing’s call for dialogue, a parallel civilian government supporting some rebel groups rejected the proposal Myanmar’s junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has urged armed ethnic groups engaged in an offensive against the country’s ruling military to seek political solutions. The Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper conveyed his warning that continued aggressive actions by armed …

The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun
1 year, 3 months ago

The process of Myanmar’s actual political unification has begun

The Hindu  

Indian think-tanks, analysts, writers and the media dub Myanmar’s Spring Revolution as militancy and militant action against Myanmar’s military, but there are many developments which we in India should take into account. In 2022, the parallel governance system set up by the National Unity Consultative Council organised an online “People’s Assembly convened in January 2022”, which adopted the Federal Democracy …

Changing tide: The Hindu Editorial on democracy and Myanmar’s civil war
1 year, 3 months ago

Changing tide: The Hindu Editorial on democracy and Myanmar’s civil war

The Hindu  

There seems to be a rejuvenation in the hopes for a return to democracy in Myanmar if recent events in the civil war are anything to go by. The junta sought to overcome the protests following the coup with crackdowns besides detaining NLD leaders in its attempt to reverse the changes in Myanmar’s polity since its controlled democratisation in 2010. …

Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area
1 year, 3 months ago

Myanmar and China conduct naval drills together as fighting surges in border area

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar and China are conducting naval drills together as the military government in the Southeast Asian nation loses ground in its northeast border region to a coalition of militias that also has strong ties to Beijing. State-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said Wednesday that three Chinese vessels were anchored in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, and that officials from both …

War in Myanmar: The Hindu Editorial on the junta and restoring democracy
1 year, 4 months ago

War in Myanmar: The Hindu Editorial on the junta and restoring democracy

The Hindu  

A coordinated offensive by Myanmar’s ethnic rebels against the junta in several parts of the country late last month is the clearest sign yet that the coup regime’s hands are overstretched. The Three Brotherhood Alliance, a coalition of ethnic minority armed groups, has claimed to have made territorial gains on Myanmar’s border with China and dozens of junta forces surrendering. …

Myanmar’s military government faces new challenge after armed group opens new front
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar’s military government faces new challenge after armed group opens new front

LA Times  

Members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army pose last month with weapons allegedly seized from a Myanmar army outpost in Chinshwehaw town. Myanmar’s military government faced a fresh challenge Monday when one of the armed ethnic groups in an alliance that recently gained strategic territory in the country’s northeast launched attacks in the western state of Rakhine. The Arakan …

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup
1 year, 4 months ago

How Myanmar's Junta is facing its biggest threat since 2021 coup

Firstpost  

Myanmar’s junta is facing its biggest threat since it took power. “It’s chaos – neither the military nor the alliance groups are in control of the town,” the resident told AFP by phone, requesting anonymity to protect their safety. On Friday, Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in a speech to members of the State Administration Council, as the junta …

Fighting between Myanmar's junta and ethnic rebel groups near shared border with China displaces thousands
1 year, 4 months ago

Fighting between Myanmar's junta and ethnic rebel groups near shared border with China displaces thousands

ABC  

Thousands of people are newly displaced, with some crossing into China, as fighting intensifies between Myanmar's junta and ethnic rebel groups in areas near the border. Key points: Myanmar's junta is continuing to air strike territory controlled by a rebel group in Kachin state It is also fighting an alliance of ethnic armed groups in Shan state Junta chief Min …

Myanmar junta bombs town on China border for second day
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar junta bombs town on China border for second day

The Hindu  

Myanmar's military launched a second day of air strikes on Wednesday, bombing territory controlled by an ethnic armed group on the border with China, a rebel spokesman told AFP. In the neighbouring northern Shan state, thousands of people have been reportedly displaced after three other ethnic armed groups launched coordinated attacks on the junta last Friday. On Tuesday China's Minister …

Myanmar rebels seize vital border town as China calls for ceasefire
1 year, 4 months ago

Myanmar rebels seize vital border town as China calls for ceasefire

Al Jazeera  

The loss of Chinshwehaw is a blow to generals who seized power from Myanmar’s elected government in 2021. Myanmar’s military government says it has lost control of an important town on the border with China after days of fierce fighting with armed groups. Fierce fighting The development follows days of fighting throughout Myanmar’s northern Shan state between the army and …

Senior Chinese official meets Myanmar leader for security talks as fighting rages in frontier area
1 year, 4 months ago

Senior Chinese official meets Myanmar leader for security talks as fighting rages in frontier area

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A high-ranking official from China has made a visit to military-ruled Myanmar to discuss security along the countries’ shared border, Myanmar state media reported Tuesday. The visit by Chinese State Council member and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong comes as fighting rages along Myanmar’s northeastern frontier, where an alliance of ethnic minority groups launched an offensive against …

China Rushes Minister to Myanmar as Rebels Wrest Control of Key Roads Crucial to BRI
1 year, 4 months ago

China Rushes Minister to Myanmar as Rebels Wrest Control of Key Roads Crucial to BRI

News 18  

China’s public security minister has held talks with Myanmar’s junta on establishing peace along their shared border, state media said Tuesday, following clashes between ethnic armed groups and the military in Myanmar. Wang Xiaohong, who is also a member of China’s cabinet, the State Council, met the junta’s home minister Lieutenant-General Yar Pyae in the capital Naypyidaw, the Global New …

Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election

Al Jazeera  

Military delays election it promised to hold in August 2023 citing ongoing violence across the country. Myanmar’s military has officially postponed an election promised by August this year after extending a state of emergency it imposed in the aftermath of its 2021 coup. But coup leader, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, told the meeting that extended the state of emergency …

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay

The Hindu  

Myanmar's junta announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Monday, signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold by August. The Southeast Asian nation has been ravaged by deadly violence since a coup deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government more than two years ago, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent. Acting President Myint Swe told …

Myanmar’s military-led government extends state of emergency, forcing delay in promised election
1 year, 7 months ago

Myanmar’s military-led government extends state of emergency, forcing delay in promised election

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military-controlled government has extended the state of emergency it imposed when the army seized power from an elected government 2 1/2 years ago, state-run media said Monday, forcing a further delay in elections it promised when it took over. However, the NDSC allowed the military government to extend emergency rule for another six months in February, saying …

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