Myanmar's election is unlikely to change the reality for more than 1M Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.
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A global roundup of some of last week's events.
Voting is under way in Myanmar's heavily restricted election. Tony Cheng explains the process from a polling station.
Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.
The voting for Parliament is almost sure to favor the ruling military junta, which is stage-managing the polls. Still, some see them as the most pragmatic way to try to improve conditions.
Voters in Myanmar's election say the poll is taking place in a "climate of fear", the BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.
Voters in Myanmar are participating in the first phase of the country's general election, held under military rule amid a civil war. Critics argue the election is a facade to ...
The UN, human rights groups and opposition parties say the process is not free, fair or credible.
War with opposition groups means large areas are excluded from poll, while recent law prohibits criticising a process regarded internationally as a sham ...
As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing's priorities are proving decisive ...