Inside the Scam Complex’s Detailed Playbook

The scammers at a vast office park in Myanmar wielded deepfake technology, doctored videos and pinpoint conversational ploys ...

The Funniest Western Comedy Ever Is a Streaming Hit

Considered the funniest Western comedy of all time by many, Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles is a streaming hit on HBO Max. Read ...

Inside the Generals’ Gilded Fortress, Empty Streets and Moldy Corners

Myanmar’s junta created a capital to withstand an invasion. Now, the military struggles to project an image of control over a ...
The Irrawaddy

China Says Myanmar Junta Election Stems From Xi-Min Aung Hlaing Deal

China has openly stated that the ongoing junta-organized election—which critics dismiss as a sham designed to entrench military rule—is being held as the result of an agreement between Chinese ...
The Irrawaddy

Election Without Choice: Myanmar Junta’s Vote Marks New Phase of Military Domination

Smiling before the cameras as they cast their ballots on Sunday, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing and his generals launched a tightly controlled election that Myanmar and much of the world has dismissed as ...
Los Angeles Times

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power, but observers say the vote is a sham

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Myanmar held its first general election in five years Sunday, but critics dismiss it as a sham to legitimize ...
WTOP News

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war ...
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Myanmar junta stages election after five years of civil war

Voters trickled to Myanmar's heavily restricted polls on Sunday, with the ruling junta touting the exercise as a return to democracy five years after it ousted the last elected government and ...
Seattle Times

GLIMPSES: Prepping polling machines ahead of Myanmar’s weekend election

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Officials from Myanmar’s Union Election Commission prepped polling stations on Saturday for the following day’s election. In these images from photographer Thein Zaw at one ...
Associated Press

Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Supporters of Myanmar’s military backed Union ...
Newsday

Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts

BANGKOK — Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country's fragile democracy undone ...
USA Today

From 'One Battle After Another' to 'Bugonia,' 25 movies to stream now

One of these movies is what you should watch tonight. Your choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like the Colleen Hoover romantic drama "Regretting You." There are new movies for ...