Naypyidaw, Myanmar – Myanmar’s military-run television network said on Monday that the army had taken control of the country for a year amid reports that several senior politicians, including Aung San Suu Kyi, had been detained. The order was swiftly condemned by the European Union and human rights groups as …
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Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to retain power in Myanmar’s elections World News
Voters in Myanmar are set to go to the polls in a bid to bring San Suu Kyi’s party back to power, a country that has lost much of its prestige abroad despite allegations of genocide in the country. The country’s second general election after the end of full military …
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar’s Sunday election is in full swing, with Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s party defending a strong military five years ago to retain power. More than 90 parties are vying for seats in the lower and upper houses of parliament, while elections are …
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Yangon, Myanmar (AP) – Myanmar is set to hold national and state elections on Sunday in which Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party will take power. Take a closer look at the vote here: Basic More than 37 million of Myanmar’s 56 million …
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