Global prices have hit US$4,719 per ounce amid geopolitical uncertainties, pushing Myanmar’s standard gold to around 10.05 million kyats per tical—more than 4 million kyats above the junta’s official ...

Sunday’s final phase of the junta’s vote features entrenched power networks, uncontested seats and elections held in active conflict zones.

Adverts for new centers reported in Myawaddy, Yangon and Mandalay as the regime touts intensified action against the multibillion-dollar cyber-fraud industry.

The Rakhine rebel group has been fighting the regime and its allies on multiple fronts, from the mountains to the coast.

In areas controlled by ethnic armies, Local Education Boards are laying the groundwork for federalism amid Myanmar’s war.

Political turmoil and junta economic mismanagement have triggered soaring demand, pushing gold up 7.5-fold since the 2021 coup.

Citizens across Myanmar say fear, surveillance, and intimidation drove them to vote in the regime’s poll, helping secure a mandate for the military to entrench its rule.

The UEC said People’s Pioneer Party chief and ex-regime minister Daw Thet Thet Khine violated the constitution and political party registration law.

The junta’s proxy Union Solidarity and Development Party has added seats to military’s parliamentary quota to reach governing majority in ongoing election.