Political Parties Want Election Canceled in Mong Hsat Township
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By Nang Seng Phoo/SHAN Four parties contesting the national election on Sunday want the Union Election Commission (UEC) to cancel polling in Mong Hsat Township,...
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...
Ethnic Parties Face Obstacles Campaigning in Eastern Shan State
Political parties contesting Burma’s election this coming Sunday (November 8) are having trouble campaigning in areas of eastern Shan State’s Mong Hsat Township, which...
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,...
TNP Won’t Join Coalition Opposed to Election Cancellation in Mong Kung Township
The Ta'ang National Party (TNP) refused to join an agreement signed by other parties opposing the Union Election Commission's (EC) decision to stop the...
Hundreds of Kyaukme IDPs Remain Displaced as Tatmadaw Soldiers Occupy Their Village
While clashes between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) appear to have stopped in Kyaukme Township, more than 300...
SNLD Opposes Election Cancellation in Shan State Constituencies
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The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) has come out in opposition to a Union Election Commission (UEC) decision to cancel voting in Burma’s...
Shan State Govt Provides Food Aid to Less Than Half of Kyaukme IDPs
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By HSENG LENG The Shan State government has provided food to around 1,700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township, after...
More Than 2,000 IDPs Return Home in Kyaukme
Internally displaced persons (IDPs) who fled recent fighting between the Burma Army and the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) in Kyaukme Township, northern...
Gunmen Release Abductee in Namkham
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A woman abducted by an unknown armed group in Burma's unruly northern Shan State was released yesterday, October 19. The woman, who owns a construction...
