A 2010 general election was widely viewed as flawed, with the military-backed USDP winning more than 75 percent of seats in a poll that nonetheless marked the beginning of a series of political reforms. USDP lawmaker and former No. 4 in the preceding military regime Thein Sein enacted a series of reforms as president that prompted the lifting of Western sanctions.
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army troops are opening roads and pathways through forests for people to flee Kokang’s capital as...
Read moreDetailsBrotherhood Alliance member says it now has complete control of Kokang’s northernmost section after the junta’s Light Infantry Battalion 125...
Read moreDetailsPeople’s Defense Force says junta troops told every household in the village to send one member to witness the double...
Read moreDetailsThe junta said deserters would not be punished for minor crimes, highlighting the military’s shortage of troops as resistance offensives...
Read moreDetailsThe junta’s No. 2 has not been seen in public since April 3, sparking rumors that he was either gravely...
Read moreDetailsEthnic armed grouping says it will continue Operation 1027 offensive until goal of ousting the junta is achieved.
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