Three men were found dead with gunshot wounds near Kong Mung village in northern Shan State’s Hsipaw Township on Monday afternoon. Ko Myo, who is...
Shan State Civil Society Raises Concerns About Election During COVID-19 Pandemic
Shan State-based civil society organizations (CSOs) have said that they are concerned about both the number of polling stations in the state and the...
More Than 200 Women Running for Election in Shan State
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Some 205 women have registered to run in the 2020 general election in Shan State, according to the Shan State Election Commission. The figures put...
Third Round of Union Accord ‘Difficult’ to Finalize
Part III of the Union Accord was signed by participants in the Union Peace Conference (UPC) after three days of meetings ending on August...
Govt Criticized For Asking RCSS Leader to Speak in Burmese at Peace Conference
The NLD government has come under fire on social media after allegedly making General Yawd Serk, chairperson of the Restoration Council of Shan...
Five Children Die From Diphtheria In Eastern Shan State
Five children died after contracting diphtheria in Burma’s eastern Shan State. Dr Hla Htay Min, head of Kengtung Public Hospital, told SHAN that 36...
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...