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    • NewsA supporter of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) campaigns in Naypyitaw ahead of Myanmar’s 2020 general election (Photo: Myanmar Now)
      Aung ZaySa Tun AungSeptember 2, 2026

      Exclusive: Myanmar military proxy USDP postpones congress amid leadership rivalry

      A leadership dispute inside the military-backed USDP has forced it to postpone a key party congress as Min Aung Hlaing seeks to tighten his grip on the regime’s political proxy

    • NewsJunta leader Min Aung Hlaing at the Martyrs’ Day ceremony in Yangon on July 19 (Photo: AFP)
      Sa Tun AungJuly 27, 2026

      Junta tightens restrictions on Myanmar political parties after elections

      The regime’s election commission looks to eliminate more parties, in line with the wishes of self-appointed president Min Aung Hlaing

    • NewsThe NLD headquarters in Yangon, seen after the removal of party emblems on June 13 (Photo: Myanmar Now)
      Sa Tun AungJune 17, 2026

      NLD symbols removed in bid to erase last vestiges of Myanmar’s ousted ruling party

      Party officials describe the move as a sign that the junta continues to view the NLD as a significant political threat

    • NewsMyanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing in Bodh Gaya, India, on May 30, during his first foreign trip since appointing himself president (Photo: Junta-controlled state media)
      Sa Tun AungJune 3, 2026

      Ultranationalist Buddhist monk denounces Myanmar military’s torching of villages

      The rare rebuke from a junta supporter comes as junta chief Min Aung Hlaing tours Buddhist pilgrimage sites as part of a state visit to India

    • NewsJunta chief Min Aung Hlaing arrives for an event in Naypyitaw on March 28 (Photo: Anthony Wallace / AFP)
      Sa Tun AungApril 7, 2026

      Officials tied to brutal killings fill cabinet of self-styled ‘President’ Min Aung Hlaing

      Senior military and police figures linked to deadly crackdowns on protesters get key posts, cementing the junta’s grip on power

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