Shan State EC Chairperson Affirmed Polling Will Happen in EAO’s Areas
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The Shan State Election Commission (EC) pledged its commitment to ensuring residents residing in areas controlled by the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) in Shan...
Restoring Peace Poised Greatest Hurdle for NLD, Shan State Chief Minister Says
Shan State Chief Minister Dr Lin Htut says achieving peace has been one of the biggest hurdles for the National League for Democracy (NLD)...
Southern Shan State Citizens Show Little Interest in Voter’s List
Less than half of the registered voters in Taunggyi District bothered to check to see if their names were correctly registered for the 2020...
KBZ Bank Temporarily Closes Muse and Namkham Branches
Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank announced the temporary closure of its branches in the northern Shan State towns of Muse and Namkham on August 17. The bank...
Burma Army Prosecutes More Than 20 Hsihseng Farmers For Trespassing On Their Own Land
The Burma Army has brought trespassing charges against 22 farmers in Hsihseng Township in the Pa-O Self-Administered Area of southern Shan State. Light Infantry Battalions...
Unidentified Gunmen Attack Civilians Driving Through Kyaukme
A group of unidentified gunmen shot at a civilian car on the road in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme Township this weekend, wounding one man,...
UPDJC Meets in Preparation for Union Peace Conference
The Union Peace Dialogue Joint Committee (UPDJC) is holding a five-day meeting in preparation for the upcoming fourth session of the Union Peace Conference...
SNDP Yet to Publish List of Electoral Candidates
While many other political parties planning to run for election in Shan State in November have announced their list of candidates, the Shan Nationalities...
Burma’s Election Commission Bans Unregistered Organizations From Monitoring Election
The Union Election Commission (UEC) will not allow an established election watch group to monitor Burma’s upcoming general election in November, it announced in...
FPNCC Won’t Attend Union Peace Conference
Members of the Federal Political Negotiation and Consultative Committee (FPNCC), a prominent ethnic armed organization (EAO) alliance based in Burma's northern Shan State, announced...
