ASEAN does not recognise Myanmar’s elections ‘as of now’: Philippine FM
Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro says ASEAN member states have ‘not endorsed’ the election in military-run Myanmar.
![Myanmar exile Ng La says the military-organised election scheduled for December 28, 2025, is 'just like a comedy show' [Ali MC/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Myanmar-Exiles-1-1764666803-1-1764748665.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Myanmar’s military drafts thousands in first year of conscription drive
Forced conscription has failed to change the course of Myanmar’s grinding civil war, and many are refusing to serve.
‘Inch by inch’: Myanmar rebels close in on key military base in Chin State
Under heavy Myanmar air force attacks, Chin rebels pay heavy price for success of ‘Mission Jerusalem’.
![Resistance reinforcements sit on the back of a pickup truck as they leave to the frontline in Falam township, Chin State, Myanmar, in January 2025 [Valeria Mongelli/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/0H1A3922-1742020373.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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Myanmar’s military regime prepares for ‘violent, messy’ election
Pressure is building on Myanmar’s rulers to hold what opposition groups promise will be fraught national elections.
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A ray of sunshine for Myanmar’s wounded rebels as civil war rages
The Sunshine Care Centre has helped hundreds of badly injured fighters from Myanmar’s civil war recover from injuries.
![Bo Bo Khant, 23, was a sniper with the Peoples Defence Force. He stepped on a landmine and lost his left leg during a battle with Myanmar's military junta forces [Ali MC/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Sunshine-Care-Centre-Ali-MC-14-1738229861.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Myanmar’s rebels liberate territory – administrating it is the next battle
Global News Insight visits liberated area in Karen State where establishing a civil administration is the next task for fighters.
![Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) on patrol in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union (KNU), in Myanmar, in April 2024 [File: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/2024-04-15T104943Z_352896859_RC2T67AOZD89_RTRMADP_3_THAILAND-MYANMAR-BORDER-1736497680.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Q&A: Leader of Myanmar’s shadow gov’t talks civil war strategy in 2025
Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) seeks to deal a decisive blow to the country’s military rulers in 2025.
![Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG) Acting President Duwa Lashi La [Courtesy of Duwa Lashi La]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PYM-1735954559.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Myanmar’s ‘Muslim Company’ joins revolution to topple military rulers
Muslims join fight under multiethnic leadership as groups once marginalized are embraced by Myanmar’s revolution.
![Thandar, a 28-year-old combat medic, has served in 3rd Company since October 2021 [Lorcan Lovett/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2-1729236507.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest amid heatwave
Military also pardons 3,000 prisoners to mark this year’s traditional New Year holiday.
‘I won’t serve’: Myanmar people plan exit to escape military draft
Myanmar’s generals aim to make up for recruitment shortfalls and battlefield losses by drafting thousands of civilians.
Myanmar’s rebels see unity as key to victory over weakened military rulers
An alliance of ethnic forces has gained much ground in military-ruled Myanmar, but some fear the movement may splinter.
![A KTLA fighter in Myanmar's Karen State in December 2023 [Lorcan Lovett/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_5976-1706773414.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
