Opinion
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Few people voted in Myanmar’s junta election—and history explains why
From independence to dictatorship, participation has risen when elections mattered—and collapsed when they were staged. The 2025 vote fits the pattern.
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Advance votes and split ballots: Dr Aye Maung on how the election played out in Rakhine
The Rakhine nationalist leader discusses his decision to enter the controversial election and its outcome in his home state
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Photo essay: Yangon’s port workers struggle to make ends meet amid soaring prices
The dock workers in Yangon’s ports often have few options for supporting their families as the cost of living rises besides low-paid, manual labour
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The junta chief’s autocratic globetrotting and political survival
Having withstood nearly five years of armed resistance from within, failed diplomacy from neighbours, and ineffectual pressure from the West, the leader of Myanmar’s military regime is increasingly courting support from some of the world’s most repressive states
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Genocide and massacres in Myanmar: The case for accountability has never been stronger
Overwhelming evidence of atrocities by the country’s military demands action from the international community