Election
- Interview
‘I would call it a fake election staged by the junta’
Veteran Rakhine politician Pe Than discusses the junta’s election plans and what they will mean for his home state and the country
- News
Myanmar military proxy party gears up for electoral campaign in Rakhine State
Analysts speculate that the junta may be trying to ‘win’ an election by exploiting a law which does not recognise a minimum number of voters required for legitimacy
- News
President’s Office spokesperson warns election critics that they are committing ‘political suicide’
The remarks come after months of attempts by the military’s proxy party to cast doubt on the outcome of an election that delivered a landslide victory to the ruling party
- Interview
‘Very few soldiers are happy in the Tatmadaw’ – Q&A with expelled major now vying for NLD candidacy
Booted from army for supporting NLD charter amendment, ex-major Kyaw Swar Win wants to reform an ‘unjust, unequal’ military system
- News
Shwe Mann’s party to spend billions of kyats on election
Union Betterment Party plans to stand over 900 candidates, former general says