SNLD hints at preliminary Shan State election victories
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Just before 4 p.m. today, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) published an open letter on social media suggesting confidence in a victory...
On Election Day, two civilians shot by Burma Army in Shan State
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As polls closed in the countryβs general election yesterday, Burma Army soldiers shot two civiliansβincluding one childβas they were leaving their paddy fields in...
USDP member casts sonβs vote, son allegedly tries to vote again
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A member of the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has allegedly voted on behalf of his sonβwho then tried to vote againβin...
βI need to wait to decide how I feel about this electionβ: Reflections of Panglong voters
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SHAN reporters spoke with locals in Panglong, Loilem Township, southern Shan State, as they exited the polls during Burmaβs national election today. Voters commonly...
Eligible voters allegedly disqualified in Namzang Township
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Thousands of eligible voters in southern Shan State have not been able to vote in todayβs national election, according to a candidate from the...
SNDP and SNLD candidates: advanced voting not transparent
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On the day before Burmaβs November 8 election, candidates from two major Shan parties shared concerns with SHAN about the reliability of the countryβs...
Cancellations leave 100,000 unable to vote in central Shan State
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Due to polling cancellations in two townships, over 100,000 central Shan State citizens will not be able to cast votes on November 8, local...
Burmese Consulate in Thailand refuses to accept Shan CBOsβ anti-war statement
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Both the Myanmar Consulate General and U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai refused to officially accept an open letter delivered by a delegation from a...
Conflict in Shan State leads to school closures for over 1,200 students
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Ongoing armed conflict has led to the closure of 14 schools, affecting about 1,250 children in three townships in central Shan Stateβs Loilem District,...
Myanmar Consulate in Thailand: βWe canβt help migrant workers to voteβ
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Shan migrant workers will not be able to participate Burmaβs general election on November 8, a representative from the Chiang Mai-based Myanmar Consulate confirmed...





