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Shan State Govt Asks Locals to File Complaints Over Issues With ID Cards

The director of the state’s immigration department tells locals to report irregularities in the process of applying for identity documents. Representatives of the Shan...

Namkham Farmers Protest After Being Shut Out of Meeting Venue

Around 200 people were present to discuss land registration and ownership. Farmers in Namkham, northern Shan State, held a protest on Tuesday against the...

Lashio Holds ‘Talk Show’ to Discuss Local Concerns

The discussion ranged from challenges around obtaining national ID to how to cope with insect infestations on crops. Parliamentarians, government officials and locals participated...

DUAL-TRACK CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT APPROACH: Parliamentary and NCA-based peace process

Once again constitutional amendment becomes a hot topic as Union Parliament’s Charter Amendment Committee secretary Dr Myat Nyanna Soe, an Upper House lawmaker for...

Anti-Corruption Commission Cracks Down On Lashio Immigration Officers

A Shan State MP says that brokers are ‘taking advantage’ of ethnic people in remote areas applying for ID cards. Burma’s anti-corruption commission announced...

Ethnic Youth Visit Shan State Parliament

More than 50 youth from Muse went on a one-day study trip to the state legislature after being invited by their MPs. More than...

Locals Will Protest Coal Mine in Mongkai If Company Does Not Withdraw

‘If they cannot work in our paddy fields, how will they survive?’ a local monk said. Locals in Mongkai, southern Shan State, say they...

EMPOWERING PEACE MOVEMENT: Way out from elusive peace and political dialogue stagnation

Stalled peace negotiation process and lack of political dialogue have now pushed back the country to where it has started in 2011. The then...

No Budget For Nam Hu Nwet-Kawng Hkar Road Improvement in Hsipaw, Govt Says

Paving the existing road would address transportation difficulties for nearly 500 people, an MP says. There is no plan to improve a road requested...

14 People in Shan State Facing Charges under Unlawful Associations Act

According to Shan State’s top judge, 14 people in the northern part of the state have been charged with violating the controversial colonial-era law. A...

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