YANGON: An international court case alleging Myanmar committed genocide against the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority is "flawed and unfounded", Yangon's foreign ministry said Wednesday (Jan 14).

Myanmar's dominant pro-military party on Tuesday (Jan 13) claimed a majority of elected lower house seats in the country's junta-run polls, which democracy watchdogs say will prolong the armed forces' grip.

A special rapporteur working with the U.N. human rights office urged the international community to reject the "sham election," saying the first round exposed coercion, violence and political exclusion.

Myanmar began a second round of voting Sunday in its first general election since the military takeover five years ago.

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Jan 11 () - Voters in war-torn Myanmar cast ballots in the second stage of an election dominated so far by a party backed by the ruling military, as the junta sought to gloss over a low turnout in the initial round of a ​contest widely derided as a sham.

Democracy advocates say the vote has been rigged by a crackdown on dissent and a ballot stacked with junta allies

They persevered despite profound challenges facing nation’s education system, says director of Catholic institution

Myanmar's junta opened polls on Sunday in the second phase of elections, continuing a vote democracy watchdogs say is letting the military prolong its rule in a civilian guise.

The foreign ministry argues biased reports on the Muslim Rohingya minority, relying on unreliable evidence, distort the truth.

As the International Court of Justice opens its final hearings on Gambia’s case over Myanmar’s treatment of the so-called “Rohingya” population, Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry responded Tuesday with a statement highlighting its ongoing work with United Nations organizations.