As the junta prepares for heavily rigged polls to be held in parts of the country, Bertil Lintner looks back at Myanmar’s troubled record of elections—which have rarely been free or fair.

Min Aung Hlaing will head the top-level committee, whose formation follows China’s crucial support for the junta’s election and its military operations in northern Shan.

The regime is staging demolitions in KK Park after its allied Border Guard Force relocated cybercrime operations elsewhere.

Amid dramatic scenes of scam centers being blown up at the business park, ringleaders have quietly moved their operations to nearby locations in Myawaddy.

The former Saffron Revolution leader U Pyinnya Zawta speaks to The Irrawaddy about his year in prison and eventual amnesty.

Focusing blame for arsenic contamination of the Salween River on Karenni and other EAOs obscures China’s deep role in Myanmar ...

The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is courting Ma Ba Tha extremists, sparking fears of a resurgence in ethno-religious violence after junta’s election.

The Irrawaddy highlights the junta-aligned candidates contesting Myanmar’s December polls, illustrated in a series of state ...

Myanmar’s military regime has arrested at least 88 people for criticizing its planned election under a harsh new Election ...

The regime said second-phase voting on Jan. 11 will be held in 100 townships, including many areas under resistance control ...

The military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party already has at least 31 parliamentary seats in the bag ahead of ...

The move follows nearly a year of closure as Beijing eases pressure on the KIA, but keeps its bans on fuel and electronics ...