Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was nominated on Monday ​for a parliamentary vote that will select the new president of the war-torn ‌Southeast Asian nation, ‌as the powerful general seeks a political role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/30/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-chief-presidential-vote/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #minaunghlaing #southeastasia
Myanmar junta chief nominated for presidential vote as transition looms

The ⁠move follows a controversial ​election held amid raging conflict in December and January.

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Myanmar's military-led government is holding a phased general election amid a civil war convulsing large areas of the Southeast Asian nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/25/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-election-civil-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #minaunghlaing #myanmar #southeastasia #aungsansuukyi #junta #democracy
Why is Myanmar's junta holding an election during a civil war?

Most analysts see the election as ​a way for the military, which has governed Myanmar for much of the past six decades, to entrench its rule via proxies.

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His name is not on the ballot, and his photographs don’t appear on campaign posters. But one man looms large over the general election under way in Myanmar: junta chief Min Aung Hlaing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/13/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-junta-election-civil-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #aungsansuukyi #myanmar #southeastasia #minaunghlaing
Pacts, patronage and fear: How Myanmar’s junta chief holds on to power

His name isn’t on the ballet and he doesn’t appear on campaign posters, but Min Aung Hlaing looms large over the country’s general election.

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In Myanmar’s Election, ‘Voting out of Fear, Not Hope’

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In the last six months, Myanmar's junta chief Min Aung Hlaing has flown to more countries than he did in the years after he grabbed power in a 2021 coup that ousted an elected civilian government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-chief-jet-setting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #minaunghlaing #china #russia #india
Myanmar's reclusive general turns jet-setter in quest for election backing

Min Aung Hlaing's travels are part of a diplomatic push to win support for a controversial December election.

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Students killed at Myanmar boarding school as junta escalates air war

A Myanmar military airstrike on a school last week killed at least 19 students, an ethnic militia said, as the war-torn nation's ruling junta steps up a campaign to retake territory ahead of a planned election in December.

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Min Aung Hlaing, quyền Tổng thống Myanmar, đã có mặt tại Bắc Kinh để tham dự lễ kỷ niệm 80 năm Chiến thắng của Trung Quốc trong Cuộc chiến Kháng Nhật. Đây là dịp để nhấn mạnh lịch sử chung và thúc đẩy mối quan hệ ngoại giao giữa các quốc gia. #Myanmar #TrungQuốc #KỷNiệm80Năm #MinAungHlaing https://ift.tt/RH29uXU
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Min Aung Hlaing hạ cánh tại Bắc Kinh để tham gia các sự kiện Ngày Chiến Thắng của Trung Quốc đánh dấu 80 năm chiến thắng Nhật Bản.

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A Washington lobbying firm has signed an agreement worth $3 million a year with Myanmar's Ministry of Information to help the long-time military-ruled country rebuild relations with the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/asia-pacific/politics/myanmar-us-relations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #us #myanmar #donaldtrump #minaunghlaing
Myanmar signs deal with Washington lobbyists to rebuild U.S. relations

Engaging the junta would be a sharp departure for the United States, given U.S. sanctions on the military leaders and the violence committed against the Rohingya.

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