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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...

100 Voters Given Wrong Ballots in Tachileik

Some 100 voters in Tachileik, eastern Shan State, were asked to return to the polling station and re-cast their votes after it was discovered...

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...

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...

Thousands of Tatmadaw Soldiers, Relatives Cast Advance Votes in Taunggyi

More than 3,400 Burmese soldiers and their family members cast advance votes in Taunggyi District ahead of Burma’s general election on Sunday, the district...

More Than 3.6 Million in Shan State Eligible to Vote, Tens of Thousands Disenfranchised

There are more than 3.6 million eligible voters who can participate in Burma’s general election in Shan State on Sunday, according to the state’s...

UWSA Tells Mong Hsat Township Residents to Vote for USDP

Residents of Mong Hsat Township, located in eastern Shan State, were told to vote for Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), backed by the...

Political Parties Want Election Canceled in Mong Hsat Township

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,...

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...

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