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Asian Politics · Myanmar (Burma)Myanmar’s military government has enacted a new electoral law that imposes punishments of up to the death penalty for anyone who opposes or disrupts the elections it has promised to hold at the end of this year.
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Myanmar’s military government enacts a tough new electoral law ahead of year-end vote
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Floods · Hpa-AnThe river water has flooded about nine central wards of Hpa-An City and about 20 nearby villages in Hpa-An Township leading to evacuations, according to local relief groups. Local aid groups and relevant departments of the junta administration have helped around 30,000 flood affected residents by establishing 22 temporary camps where people displaced by flooding can shelter, according to reports from sources close to the junta. There are 15 in H…Read Article
Hpa-An Flooding Displaces 30,000
Bago Region · Bago RegionIn early May 2025, following fighting with resistance forces to the east of the Sittaung River in Taungoo Township, the junta burned down several villages, including including Kyauklonegyi, Letpaekone, Saparkywei, and Tawpu, causing thousands of residents to flee and seek shelter in an IDP camp on the west side of the Sittaung River, just outside Taungoo City. Later, on 23 May, following fighting near to the villages of Saparkywei and Magyipinin…See the Story
