With many forces opposing the junta and the election, tensions are set to rise ahead of the ballot.

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Japan

Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as election looms

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy - by pushing to hold another election. Read full story

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Analysis-Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections

BANGKOK - Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals are making their most concerted effort to gain legitimacy - by pushing to hold another election.

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Risk of violence escalates in Myanmar's civil war as junta flags elections

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It has now been four years since the Myanmar military launched its cataclysmic coup against the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1 2021, starting a civil war that has devastated the country. Suu Kyi remains locked up, as do countless other activists and regime opponents. There is no easy resolution in sight. Indeed, the country is at a nadir. The war has sparked an economic crisis that has destroyed Myanmar’s hea…

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As the Myanmar junta’s hold on power weakens, could the devastating war be nearing a conclusion?

In the last two months, the junta has outlined plans to neighbours for an election in 2025, released the results of a census conducted to prepare voters lists, and announced in state media that it is working to ensure “stability” for the polls.
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Myanmar junta's election plan risks escalating civil war

As the conflict drags on, politicians and “irritating voices” emerge from the liberated rear.

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Tokyo

Amid Hope and Despair, Myanmar’s Civil War Enters Its Fifth Year

It has now been four years since the Myanmar military launched its cataclysmic coup against the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, 2021, starting a civil war that has devastated the country. Suu Kyi remains locked up, as do countless other activists and regime opponents. There is no easy resolution […] The post Myanmar disintegrating four years after a disastrous coup appeared first on Asia Times.

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Hong Kong

Myanmar disintegrating four years after a disastrous coup

Four years after the military coup which plunged Myanmar into turmoil, the country is facing an unprecedented “polycrisis,” marked by economic collapse, intensifying conflict, complex climate hazards and deepening poverty, according to a new report by the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

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New York

United States

Four years after the coup, Myanmar remains on the brink

The return will raise questions about prospects of Muslim Rohingya coming back from Bangladesh.

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About 5,000 people displaced by war return to Myanmar border town

© UNICEF/Nyan Zay HtetBetween 2020 and 2024, Myanmar’s gross domestic product (GDP) has contracted by nine per cent, reversing the economic progress of the previous decade. This article is published in association with United Nations. Four years after the military coup which plunged Myanmar into turmoil, the country is facing an unprecedented “polycrisis,” marked by economic collapse, intensifying conflict, complex climate hazards and deepening …

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