Myanmar's Top Election Official Shot Dead by Rebel Fighters in Yangon
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar's Top Election Official Shot Dead by Rebel Fighters in Yangon

News 18  

The deputy head of Myanmar’s election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s junta. Deputy director Sai Kyaw Thu of the Union Election Commission was shot dead in the township of Thingangyun in eastern Yangon, the army’s information team said in a statement. The military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in February 2021 over unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud in elections the previous year. In April last year the deputy governor of Myanmar’s central bank, who was appointed by the military days after it seized power, was shot by unknown assailants at her house in Yangon.

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Myanmar military extends emergency, postpones election
1 year, 4 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 …

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas
1 year, 8 months ago

Top election official in Myanmar assassinated by guerrillas

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A top election official in Myanmar was fatally shot in his car in Yangon, the country’s commercial capital, in the latest attack attributed to militants opposed to military rule. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director-general of the military-appointed Union Election Commission, was shot multiple times on Saturday, according to the military’s information office, media reports and a statement of …

Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Senior military-linked election official shot dead in Myanmar

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s army blamed the killing on the anti-coup People’s Defence Forces who are fighting military rule in the country. The deputy head of Myanmar’s military-appointed election commission has been shot dead in the country’s commercial capital Yangon by rebels, authorities said, the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country’s military rulers. Sai Kyaw Thu, deputy director of …

US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD
1 year, 8 months ago

US, UK, Japan, Australia denounce dissolution of Myanmar’s NLD

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military rulers disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party as part of groundwork for holding a new election and to cement their power. The statements of concern on Wednesday came a day after the Myanmar military disbanded Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy and 39 other parties over their failure to meet a deadline to register for …

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi’s party, much of opposition

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s military government took another major step in its ongoing campaign to cripple its political opponents on Wednesday, dissolving dozens of opposition parties including that of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for failing to meet a registration deadline ahead of elections. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, or NLD, was one of 40 parties ordered dissolved in …

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta dissolves Suu Kyi's party as election deadline passes

ABC  

Myanmar's military government has dissolved the ousted ruling party of former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and 39 other parties, state media announced on Tuesday, over their failure to register for an election set to prolong the army's grip on power. Key points: The election is set to extend the military's political power The junta announced that 40 parties were …

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

The Hindu  

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the promised polls as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar military dissolves Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party

Al Jazeera  

Party of removed leader Aung San Suu Kyi is among 40 political parties dissolved after failing to meet a registration deadline, according to state television. Myanmar’s military-controlled election commission has announced that the party of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi will be dissolved for failing to re-register under a new electoral law, according to state television. The National League …

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar
1 year, 8 months ago

Jailed ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party ordered dissolved in military-ruled Myanmar

LA Times  

The political party led by Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was ordered dissolved by the military-appointed election commission on Tuesday because it failed to register for a planned general election, state television station MRTV reported. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which has denounced the election as a sham, was one of 40 parties that failed to meet …

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections
1 year, 8 months ago

Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

Firstpost  

Naypyidaw, Myanmar: Flanked by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar’s junta chief Monday vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections – weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government over two years …

The battle for democracy in Myanmar | In Focus podcast
1 year, 10 months ago

The battle for democracy in Myanmar | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It’s been a little more than two years since Myanmar’s generals staged a coup and ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy from power. A bloody civil war is raging in the country, with independent estimates suggesting that the military junta had killed nearly 3,000 civilians and jailed another 18,000 since the 1st of February 2021. …

Myanmar preps for elections 2 years after military coup amid fears of violence
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar preps for elections 2 years after military coup amid fears of violence

Firstpost  

Bangkok : Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar’s short-lived democratic experiment, the country’s military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on. In the jungle near the border with Thailand, Lin Lin, a member of one of the dozens of “People’s Defence Force” groups battling the junta, vowed elections …

Myanmar military announces strict new election law ahead of polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Myanmar military announces strict new election law ahead of polls

Al Jazeera  

New rules, published in state media, appear designed to ensure there is no meaningful opposition to the military. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a coup almost two years ago, has announced a strict new law on political parties that is likely to raise further questions about the fairness of elections promised by August. Parties that want to contest the …

Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla
2 years, 2 months ago

Retired senior army officer shot dead by Myanmar guerrrilla

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — A retired high-ranking officer in Myanmar’s military was shot dead at his home in the country’s biggest city, Yangon, in the latest such killing attributed to militants opposed to army rule. Ohn Thwin is believed to be the highest-ranking active or retired military officer assassinated since February last year, when the army seized power from the elected government …

Myanmar is now in conflict, could be failed state: U.N. envoy
3 years, 2 months ago

Myanmar is now in conflict, could be failed state: U.N. envoy

The Hindu  

The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar has warned that February's military takeover has led to armed conflict and if power isn’t returned to the people in a democratic way the country “will go in the direction of a failed state.” Christine Schraner Burgener told a U.N. news conference on October 21 that conflict between the military, which took power on …

Myanmar's top general Min Aung Hlaing vows polls in two years, cooperation with neighbours on 'political solution'
3 years, 4 months ago

Myanmar's top general Min Aung Hlaing vows polls in two years, cooperation with neighbours on 'political solution'

Firstpost  

The state of emergency was declared when troops moved against the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on 1 February Naypyitaw: Six months after seizing power from the elected government, Myanmar’s military leader on Sunday repeated his pledge to hold fresh elections in two years and cooperate with Southeast Asian nations on finding a political solution for his country. …

Myanmar shadow government allies with rebels against military
3 years, 6 months ago

Myanmar shadow government allies with rebels against military

Al Jazeera  

Rebel Chin National Front signs an agreement with the National Unity Government to ‘demolish the dictatorship’ and restore federal democracy following February’s coup. A shadow government in Myanmar seeking to reverse the February 1 coup has joined forces with a rebel group to “demolish” military rule, it said. A group of deposed lawmakers later set up a shadow “National Unity …

Myanmar considers dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi’s party
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar considers dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi’s party

Al Jazeera  

The head of Myanmar’s military-appointed state election commission has said that his agency will consider dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi’s former ruling party for its alleged involvement in electoral fraud and have its leaders charged with treason. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party first came to power after a landslide 2015 election victory, and won an even …

Myanmar army fights anti-coup militia as armed resistance grows
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar army fights anti-coup militia as armed resistance grows

CNN  

Myanmar’s army battled local militia fighters in the northwestern town of Mindat on Saturday, residents said, to try to quell a rebellion that has sprung up to oppose the junta which seized power in the Southeast Asian country in February. Army-controlled Myawaddy television said around 1,000 “unscrupulous people” had attacked with small arms and homemade grenades in recent days, and …

Myanmar military designates shadow gov’t as ‘terrorist’ group
3 years, 7 months ago

Myanmar military designates shadow gov’t as ‘terrorist’ group

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar’s military rulers have branded a group of deposed lawmakers running a shadow government as “terrorists”, and blamed it for bombings, arson and killings, state-controlled media said on Saturday. Since the military seized power in a February 1 coup, detaining and deposing civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a nationwide uprising has refused to back down on its demands for …

Myanmar Troops Fire at Funeral as Country Mourns Bloodiest Day Since Coup
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar Troops Fire at Funeral as Country Mourns Bloodiest Day Since Coup

News 18  

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Sunday, witnesses said, at people gathered for the funeral of one of the 114 people killed the previous day, the bloodiest day of protests since the military coup on Feb. 1. “People, including us, run away as they opened fire.” Two people were killed in firing on protests on Sunday in separate incidents elsewhere, …

Myanmar: UN officials condemn military junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day
3 years, 8 months ago

Myanmar: UN officials condemn military junta after 100-plus civilians killed in one day

CNN  

CNN — Two top UN officials condemned Myanmar’s military junta in the wake of the bloodiest day of protests yet against the military coup that overthrew the country’s elected government, as defiant protesters turned out once more Sunday. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on March …

At Least 19 Shot Dead in Myanmar on Junta's Armed Forces Day: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

At Least 19 Shot Dead in Myanmar on Junta's Armed Forces Day: Report

News 18  

Myanmar security forces killed at least 19 protesters on Saturday, witnesses said, in violent crackdowns on demonstrations across the country as the military regime staged a major show of force for its annual Armed Forces Day parade. The country’s capital Naypyidaw saw a grand parade of troops and military vehicles in the morning, with a speech by junta leader Min …

The way forward: on Myanmar's political situation
3 years, 9 months ago

The way forward: on Myanmar's political situation

The Hindu  

Ever since the military captured power in Myanmar seven weeks ago, the country has steadily descended into political and economic chaos. When the Generals toppled the democratically elected government, detained its leaders, including State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint, and declared a state of emergency with prohibitory orders, they may have thought that they could quickly …

Myanmar coup: Chinese factories set on fire and at least 38 killed in deadliest day since military seized power
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: Chinese factories set on fire and at least 38 killed in deadliest day since military seized power

CNN  

CNN — Myanmar security forces killed at least 38 people Sunday in one of the deadliest days since the military seized power in a coup, and declared martial law in six areas after Chinese-funded factories were set on fire. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Protesters step on portraits of Myanmar's armed forces chief, Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, during a demonstration in Yangon on …

Myanmar coup: She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: She was shot dead, her body dug up and her grave filled with cement

CNN  

CNN — Hours after her family, friends and thousands of mourners laid Angel’s body to rest, Myanmar’s security forces entered the cemetery under the cover of darkness, dumped the carefully placed flowers and wreaths, and dug up her grave. Theint Mon Soe/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images Protesters wearing face paint stand near a burning barricade during an anti-coup demonstration in Yangon on …

Myanmar party official dies in custody amid torture allegations
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar party official dies in custody amid torture allegations

Al Jazeera  

NLD’s Zaw Myat Linn is the second party figure to die in detention in recent days, while more than 60 protesters have been killed since the military coup. An official from deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy died in custody after he was arrested on Tuesday, a former parliamentarian said, the second party figure to …

Fresh violence in Myanmar after another anti-coup protester shot dead; UN envoy appeals for swift action
3 years, 9 months ago

Fresh violence in Myanmar after another anti-coup protester shot dead; UN envoy appeals for swift action

Firstpost  

Yangon: Another anti-coup protester was shot dead in Myanmar on Friday as a UN envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation’s “desperate pleas” and take swift action to restore democracy. In Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, hundreds of engineers took to the streets crying “Free our leader” in reference to ousted State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, detained …

Myanmar coup: Day after military kills 54, protesters return to streets of Yangon, Mandalay
3 years, 9 months ago

Myanmar coup: Day after military kills 54, protesters return to streets of Yangon, Mandalay

Firstpost  

Defiant anti-coup protesters returned to cities and towns across Myanmar on Thursday after dozens of people were killed in the deadliest day of the junta’s crackdown, with global powers condemning the “brutal violence”. On Wednesday, online images streamed out of Myanmar showing security forces firing into crowds and blood-covered bodies of protesters with bullet wounds in their heads. Myanmar’s military …

38 killed in Myanmar as protests turn violent in bloodiest day since military coup
3 years, 9 months ago

38 killed in Myanmar as protests turn violent in bloodiest day since military coup

India Today  

Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities on Wednesday, the United Nations said, the most violent day since demonstrations against last month's military coup first broke out. We have now more than over 50 people died since the coup started, and many are wounded," United Nations special envoy on Myanmar, Christine …

In Pictures: Myanmar’s ‘bloodiest’ day since coup
3 years, 9 months ago

In Pictures: Myanmar’s ‘bloodiest’ day since coup

Al Jazeera  

Myanmar pro-democracy activists were back out on the streets on Thursday to demonstrate against military rule a day after the United Nations said 38 people had been killed in the most violent day of unrest since last month’s coup. Regardless of the danger, activists said they refused to live under military rule and were determined to press for the release …

Myanmar coup: Military says will hold elections as soon as possible
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar coup: Military says will hold elections as soon as possible

India TV News  

The Myanmar military staged a coup on Monday and seized control of the country after detaining de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other top leaders of her National League for Democracy party, following escalated tensions between the government and the army that erupted due to results of the November 2020 polls. In a new development, The Irrawaddy reported …

Myanmar election commission rejects military’s fraud claims
3 years, 10 months ago

Myanmar election commission rejects military’s fraud claims

Associated Press  

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar’s election commission rejected allegations by the military that fraud played a significant role in determining the outcome of November’s elections, which delivered a landslide victory to Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling party. Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday told senior officers in a speech that the constitution could be revoked if the laws are …

Aung San Suu Kyi's party claims victory in Myanmar general election
4 years, 1 month ago

Aung San Suu Kyi's party claims victory in Myanmar general election

ABC  

Myanmar's ruling party says said it has won enough seats in Parliament to form the next government. Key points: The NLD, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, says it has won the required 322 seats in Parliament The election commission is yet to officially announced the election result The election has seen been seen a referendum on the fledgling democratic …

‘Only one choice’: Myanmar votes in second democratic election
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Only one choice’: Myanmar votes in second democratic election

Al Jazeera  

Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD expected to triumph in Myanmar’s second democratic vote since the end of military rule. Yangon, Myanmar – Polls have closed in Myanmar’s general elections – only the second democratic vote in the Southeast Asian country since the end of five decades of military rule – with Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy widely …

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi favoured to win as election gets underway
4 years, 1 month ago

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi favoured to win as election gets underway

ABC  

Myanmar has voted in an election seen as a referendum on a fledgling democratic Government whose reputation collapsed overseas amid allegations of genocide, but which remains popular at home. Key points: More than 37 million people are registered, but COVID-19 may dampen the election turnout Leader Suu Kyi's supporters sees her as a heroine of democracy Her defenders say her …

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