After Khun Htun Oo’s Resignation, What’s In Store For SNLD?
Khun Htun Oo, the chairperson for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), abruptly resigned this Sunday (September 27). SHAN editor Sai Mueng spoke with...
Sai Aung Tun: One who shows the way
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Story by Khuensai Jaiyen I learned to read and write Shan in two hours. A two page sheet of gestetnered copy was handed out to...
OBITUARY: A farewell to my mentor Sara Sai Aung Tun
As I opened up my Facebook on Friday 25 September, the passing away of Sara (Saya in Burmese) Sai Aung Tun were sporadically posted...
Nang Ya Min: Women Need to Stop Working Behind the Scenes and Stand Up At The Front
Nang Ya Min is an electoral candidate for Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) for Taunggyi Township constituency-1, in southern Shan state. As a...
‘If We Want to Get Our Rights, We Must Participate in Politics,’ SNDP Candidate Says
Member of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) Nang S Kee Moe was Burma’s youngest parliamentarian after she won a state parliament seat representing...
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...
SNLD Candidate: ‘Women Carry Our Children on Our Backs as We Work for Equality’
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The Taunggyi-based Nang Mya Oo is currently serving as the chairperson for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) in the Shan State capital....
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...
