Despite defections, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s party is expected to remain the strongest force in the Parliament. The military, which ruled for 50 years, still controls much of the government.
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Myanmar Prepares for a Troubled Election: ‘This Is Not Democracy’
The vote on Sunday will render a verdict not only on the country’s fragile constitutional settlement but also on its civilian leader, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
For Young Rohingya Brides, Marriage Means a Perilous, Deadly Crossing
Girls and young women from refugee camps in Bangladesh, promised to men they have never met, are undertaking the dangerous journey to Malaysia to join them.
‘We Were Bulletproof’: As Child Soldiers Grow Up, Legacy of War Lingers
Twin leaders of Myanmar’s God’s Army were once thought to have magical powers. Now adults, they are contending with the trauma of exile, alcohol and loss.
“ကျုပ်တို့က ကျည်ပြီးတယ်” ကလေးစစ်သားတို့ကြီးပြင်းလာချိန်မှာ စစ်၏အမွေက သက်ဆိုးရှည်ဆဲပင်
ဘုရားသခင်၏တပ်တော်(God’s Army) အမွှာခေါင်းဆောင်နှစ်ဦးမှာ ပဉ္စလက်စွမ်းပကားတို့ရှိသည်ဟု တချိန်က ထင်မြင်ထားသည်။ ယခုအခါ သူတို့ လူလားမြောက်နေပြီ၊ တိုင်းပြည်စွန့်ခွာရမှု၊ အရက်နှင့် ပူဆွေး စိတ်ဒဏ်ရာတို့ကို သူတိုရင်ဆိုင်နေရဆဲ။…
‘Kill All You See’: In a First, Myanmar Soldiers Tell of Rohingya Slaughter
Video testimony from two soldiers supports widespread accusations that Myanmar’s military tried to eradicate the ethnic minority in a genocidal campaign.
Rohingya Refugees Rescued by Indonesian Fishermen After Months at Sea
The ship, carrying around 300 Rohingya Muslims, had been at sea for more than six months after being denied port in Southeast Asia.
Myanmar Plan to Breed Protected Species in Captivity Draws Criticism
Myanmar’s conservation ministry is considering captive breeding of as many as 175 threatened species, including tigers, Irrawaddy dolphins and rare birds that exist only in the wild.
Monsoons Slam South Asia, Displacing Millions in Bangladesh and India
Flooding in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar and Nepal has killed scores of people, destroyed homes and structures, drowned entire villages, and forced many to crouch on rooftops hoping for rescue.