<div>
	Polling stations across the country were closed at 4pm local time (0930 GMT), Union Election Commission deputy director Thant Zin Aung said, adding early indications were that &quot;around 80 per cent of voters turned out today.&quot;</div>
<div>
	&nbsp;</div>

Historic Myanmar polls close, 80 per cent turnout: election official

Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Don’t Wait for the Next Crisis: IMF Urges Developing Nations to Overhaul Tax Systems and Rebuild Fiscal Buffers Now

Ma Jun urges shared green standards to cut financing costs

Thai army disputes Cambodia’s displacement claims at UN

Nuttapakron is a Rewriter for Nation Group. He focuses on factual precision and clarity, striving to present updates that are both trustworthy and highly readable.&nbsp;

Historic Myanmar polls close, 80 per cent turnout: election official

YANGON (AFP) - Voting in Myanmar's landmark general election closed on Sunday afternoon after a massive turnout, an election official told AFP.

'Speeding' motorcycle rider plunges 6 metres down hole on Thonburi road

Military trucks on standby at 11 Bangkok districts to transport commuters

Constitutional Court chief orders probe into ‘leak’ of witness’ statement