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Unidentified Men Kidnap Muse Woman, Demanding Ransom

By HSENG LENG / SHAN Three unidentified men abducted a woman in downtown Muse on northern Shan State’s border with China on Sunday morning and...

NLD MP-Elect Shot Dead in Kyaukme District

Unidentified gunmen shot and killed National League for Democracy (NLD) parliamentarian elect for Kyaukme District on Friday evening. Hteik Zaw, who was elected to the...

Militia Brings Defamation Case Against SNLD in Eastern Shan State

By NANG MWE Lyeng / SHAN The Nam Yun People’s Militia Force (PMF) has brought defamation charges against an electoral candidate from the Shan Nationalities...

Unidentified Gunmen Fire Shots at Kyaukme Election Commission Chair’s Home

Unidentified gunmen attacked the home of the chairperson of the Kyaukme Township Election Commission on Saturday night. The shooter or shooters fired two bullets at...

Questions Raised as Underage Boy Casts Ballot on Behalf of Brother in Kutkai

A 15-year-old boy was permitted to cast a ballot at a polling station in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township on Sunday on behalf of...

Man Arrested With Fake Ballot Seal in Mong Yawng

A man was arrested in possession of a counterfeit Union Election Commission (UEC) ballot seal at a polling station in eastern Shan State’s Mong...

SNLD: News of SNLD-USDP Alliance ‘Fake’

The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has declared news of a party alliance with the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development (USDP) as “fake.” The...

Civil Society Leader Shot and Injured in Namkham, No Suspects Arrested

By HSENG LENG / SHAN The leader of a local civil society organization in northern Shan State’s Namkham Township and his son were shot and...

Advance Voters Report Harassment by Polling Officers

Seniors in southern Shan State who are eligible for advance voting for Burma's election complained of harassment by staff at polling stations. According to the...

Burma Army Troops Arrest, Beat Shanni Political Campaigner, TNDP Leader Says

Plainclothed Burmese soldiers arrested and beat up a campaigner for the Tai-leng (Shanni) Nationalities Development Party (TNDP) in Sagaing Region’s Homalin Township this week,...

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