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Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-election-civil-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Wie die Militärjunta in Myanmar die Bevölkerung einschüchtert

Myanmar steht vor der letzten von drei Runden einer umstrittenen Parlamentswahl. Trotz massiver Kritik bleiben Proteste jedoch aus. Denn Kritikern an der Militärregierung drohen Freiheitsstrafen. Von Florian Bahrdt.

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A Myanmar military air strike has killed more than 30 people at a hospital ahead of elections scheduled for the end of December. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/asia-pacific/myanmar-hospital-deadly-stirke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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Myanmar’s junta can repeat the mistakes of 17 years ago by blocking aid after Cyclone Nargis left 140,000 dead or allow urgent assistance to flow freely. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/01/world/myanmar-quake-force-juntas-hand/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon

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When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swaths of territory near Myanmar's border with China from the military junta last October, Beijing looked the other way. Now, Beijing is increasingly alarmed at the rapid degeneration of the Myanmar military. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/26/asia-pacific/politics/anxious-china-myanmar-junta/

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People from all walks of life are training hard in Myanmar's jungles with a single goal in mind: to overthrow the military regime that seized power in the Southeast Asian nation in 2021. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/24/asia-pacific/myanmar-volunteer-army/

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Thousands of people have struggled to leave Myanmar since the mandatory military service law was announced in February, then came into effect in April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/05/asia-pacific/women-conscription-hardship-myanmar/

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Tens of thousands of young people have fled Myanmar since the military introduced conscription in February to shore up its depleted ranks, rights groups estimate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/02/asia-pacific/myanmar-conscription-exiles-thailand/

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An alliance of Myanmar ethnic armed groups have accused the junta of repeatedly violating a China-brokered cease-fire in the north of the country this month and causing civilian casualties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/20/myanmar-junta-china-ceasefire/