284K views · 16K reactions | This video shot by a fighter from ethnic rebel group Karenni Army claims to show an ambush on a Myanmar military convoy and the aftermath in Hpruso township in Kayah state on May 7. Fighting has flared following a military coup in February 2021 as established ethnic rebel groups in border areas, and "People's Defence Forces" across the country, have sprung up to fight junta troops. | Mizzima - Myanmar News - English Edition | Facebook

Myanmar’s poll saw low numbers on Dec 28 as the ruling military junta kicked off its first general election since a 2021 military coup. While the junta government has called the election to seek legitimacy and recognition, voting will be carried out only in 265 of the 330 townships across the country. https://str.sg/cfoX | The Straits Times

Polls have closed on the first phase of voting in Myanmar's first election since the military coup in 2021. | Sky News Australia

55K views · 1.3K reactions | AFPTV looks back at the biggest stories of 2021. Myanmar's military ousted the government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a February coup that sparked huge protests nationwide and resulted in a bloody crackdown. The Southeast Asian nation remains in turmoil. (A RECAP OF THE MYANMAR MILITARY COUP IN 2021) | Mizzima - Myanmar News - English Edition | Facebook

Myanmar's junta-stacked election commission pledges to tighten security ahead of elections scheduled to start December 28. The military sparked a civil war by snatching power in a 2021 coup, jailing vastly popular democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi. But the military has pledged new polls will be an off-ramp to the fighting, even if international monitors have described the vote as a ploy to legitimise continuing military rule. | Mizzima - Myanmar News - English Edition