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    • NewsResidents from Wartan village in Salingyi Township flee their homes on January 11, 2026, after junta troops launched raids in the area, forcing civilians to seek safety elsewhere. (Photo: Supplied)
      Myanmar NowJanuary 13, 2026

      Former copper mine worker killed in junta raid near Chinese-backed project

      Junta troops based at the Myanmar Yang Tse copper project raided a nearby village in Sagaing Region, killing a former employee linked to the Civil Disobedience Movement

    • MyanmarJunta-managed elections held in Yangon on Sunday
      Myanmar NowJanuary 12, 2026

      Military proxy party leads in second phase of junta-controlled elections

      In the few townships where the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) did not come in first in the second phase of the elections, seats went to allied parties such as the Pa-O National Organisation and Mon Unity Party

    • NewsHomes lie in ruins following junta airstrikes on Namkham village in Wuntho Township, Sagaing Region, late on the evening of January 8. The attack caused widespread destruction to civilian property in the area. (Photo: Supplied)
      Myanmar NowJanuary 12, 2026

      Myanmar military launches airstrikes in Sagaing ahead of election phase two

      Air attacks on villages in Chaung-U, Mingin and Wuntho townships killed one civilian and wounded at least 11 others as the junta pressed ahead with voting amid intensifying conflict

    • NewsA poster in Yangon urges residents to vote in the second phase of the Myanmar military junta’s elections on January 11, 2026 (Photo: Kan Kaung/Myanmar Now)
      Myanmar NowJanuary 12, 2026

      Myanmar junta administrator shot dead while inspecting polling stations

      A junta-appointed, township-level administrator was killed in a shooting in Magway Region as Myanmar’s military pushed ahead with the second phase of its controversial elections.

    • NewsA man holds a pistol outside a polling station in Hpapun Township, Karen State, on January 11 (Photo: Supplied)
      Myanmar NowJanuary 11, 2026

      Myanmar voters go to the polls for a second time amid fears of reprisals

      In Yangon and beyond, turnout was low despite concerns about possible repercussions for those who stayed away from polling stations

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