Myanmar's army says it wants to eradicate scam compounds. Is it really doing that?

The junta has been demolishing buildings in KK Park, one of the largest and most notorious scam compounds.

Military-run Myanmar plays host to goodwill visit by Belarusian leader

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has arrived in Myanmar on a goodwill visit, becoming only the second foreign leader to visit the Southeast Asian country since it came under military rule in ...

Critics of army rule in Myanmar stage a silent strike against upcoming election

Critics say the Dec. 28 polls will be neither free nor fair and are an effort by the military to legitimize its rule after ...
Reporters Without Borders

Myanmar: how the military junta reinforces media crackdown one month before elections

One month before the general elections organised by Myanmar’s military junta, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns against ...
The Phnom Penh Post

75% of Myanmar people reject army’s political involvement, according to survey by aid organisation

TOKYO – Seventy-five percent of respondents to a survey of Myanmar people say that the military should not be involved in ...
The Irrawaddy

Myanmar Junta Boss Says Military Will Remain in Politics Until EAOs ‘Disappear’

Observers say the junta chief’s claim that the military will eventually exit politics is meaningless in a system engineered to preserve its dominance.