Myanmar junta says Malaysia to observe election | News

YANGON, Oct 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Myanmar's junta said Friday that Malaysia would send observation teams to its long-delayed election, as it battles multiple rebel forces opposed to the poll. A civil war has consumed Myanmar since the military snatched power in a 2021 coup, jailing democratic figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi and deposing her civilian government. The military has touted elections -- due to start in phases on December 28 -- as a path to reconciliation. However, monitors are slating the poll as a ploy to legitimise continuing military rule, while it is set to be boycotted by many ousted lawmakers and blocked by armed opposition groups in enclaves they control. Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan arrived in capital...