Myanmar Junta Chief in Line for Presidency
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The military and its allies hold nearly 90% of the seats in the two-chamber parliament, while major opposition parties were either blocked from running or refused to compete.
Myanmar’s Parliament has begun choosing a new president to lead an elective government, though the military retains power and influence.
Myanmar's ageing railway stations are bustling with life, crowded with passengers as surging fuel prices due to the Mideast war drive commuters to choose trains over costly planes and cars.At
The arrest of seven foreign citizens under UAPA drew attention to Myanmar-based EAOs and their links to India – but media reports thus far have obscured more thanthey have illuminated.
Myanmar’s military government is stepping up fuel rationing by implementing a system of barcodes and QR codes to determine how much customers can buy as the Middle East war accelerates fears of shortages.
Drivers are queuing for hours at petrol stations in Myanmar as the Iran war continues to send shockwaves across the globe.
Bangladesh has submitted data on 8,29,036 Rohingyas to Myanmar in six phases, of which 3,54,751 have been verified and 253,964 identified as “former residents of Myanmar”.
Known as the "eyes and ears" of Myanmar's junta chief, former spymaster Ye Win Oo has been spotted in top-level junta meetings, actively taking notes while his boss lectures from the head of the table.