At the last election in 2020, the ruling party was trounced by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy, which was dissolved after the coup and did not appear on Sunday's ballots.

The junta also accused the unnamed groups of issuing threat letters. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Myanmar's junta presides over elections starting on Sunday, advertising the vote as a return to democratic normality five years after it mounted a coup that triggered civil war.

Myanmar’s junta on Tuesday accused rebels of “malicious and brutal” attacks on the day and eve of military-run elections, wounding at least five civilians with drones, rockets and bombs.

Myanmar’s junta said on Tuesday that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is “in good health,” a day after her son told Reuters he has received little information about the 80-year-old’s condition and fears she could die without him knowing.

Myanmar's junta claims Aung San Suu Kyi, the detained former leader, is in good health. Her son, Kim Aris, has voiced fears over her wellbeing due to a lack of contact. Suu Kyi, imprisoned since a 2021 coup,

Myanmar's pro-military party claims victory in the first phase of a junta-run election, sparking concerns about continued military rule. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The military government says drone, rocket and bomb attacks wounded civilians and targeted polling sites during the first phase of a widely criticised vote boycotted by pro-democracy forces.

Over the weekend, Burmese junta held 1st polls in Southeast Asian nation since military coup of 2021 - Anadolu Ajansı