NLD OVERTURES: How will the proposed national unity government be formed?
As soon as the National League for Democracy (NLD) landslide victory became known, on November 11, its Vice-Chairman Zaw Myint Maung issued an open...
Shan State’s Unemployed Still Excluded From Fourth Round of COVID-19 Relief Aid
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By HSENG LENG / SHAN People across Shan State reported that once again they were not granted government support funds associated with COVID-19 economic relief...
BURMA’S EVENTFUL TURBULENT WEEK: Expert’s prognoses on election outcome only partly correct
By any standard the one week after November 8 is an eventful and turbulent week for Burma or Myanmar, which would usher in a...
BURMA’S NOVEMBER ELECTION: What is in for the ethnic nationalities?
The ethnic political parties (EPPs) have come a long way from being a scattered bunch with no political clout in national politics to a...
STRANGULATION OF POLITICAL SPACE: UEC cancelled voting in five ethnic states and a division
Although people have expected that there will be some cancellation of voting in several ethnic states, when the Union Election Commission (UEC) actually announced...
NO MORE ETHNIC BLANK CHECK FOR NLD : Coalition-building in the air ?
As November 8 election date draws nearer, all contesting parties scrambled to start the campaign season on how they will strategise to win votes...
ETHNIC POLITICAL PARTIES’ KINGMAKER ROLE: A reality in the making?
The general elections date of November is just around the corner. And as such all political parties big, medium and small are all gearing...
Residents of Shan State Puzzled by Tatmadaw Troops from Karen State
Residents of northern Shan State were shocked after Tatmadaw soldiers from Karen State turned up unexpectedly and began questioning them about population, property and...
Finally, we are now at a stage to look into the territories controlled or operated by the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs), which cover contested...