Revenue streams linked to Myanmar’s junta have been cut as China dismantled the scam-linked Fully Light Group by arresting its chairman Ming Xuechang, shutting down its operations and extraditing hundreds of suspects

Mid-March has been set by the junta as the target date for convening a new parliament; critics say the process lacks credibility and is designed to entrench military control following the 2021 takeover

The US extended sanctions against the military junta in Myanmar as well as financial and trade restrictions, citing the crisis following the 2021 coup still threatening regional stability, democracy and human rights

Union Solidarity and Development Party USDP with military-appointed seats secured enough seats to form a new government before the final phase of the junta-held elections concludes, amid widespread criticism of the process’s legitimacy