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...
EAOs and Govt Agree on 3-Points During JICM
Signatories of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) were in agreement with the government on three points during the Joint Implementation Coordination Meeting (JICM) at...
SSPP/SSA Allows Polling Stations In Its Territories For Election
The Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) agreed to allow the Election Commission to set up polling stations in its territories for the...
Matriculation Exam Rates Decline in Shan State
The Shan State Education Department announced that fewer students have passed their matriculation exams for the 2019 to 2020 academic years compared to previous...
Govt Announces Plan to Seize and Redistribute 1,000 Acres in Kesi
The Kesi Township land management department has announced that they will seize more than 1,000 acres of land and allocate it for use by...
More Than 40 Candidates Vie for Ethnic Affairs Ministerial Posts in Shan State
A total of 43 electoral candidates have registered to contest for seven ethnic affairs ministerial posts in Shan State in November. The posts are for...
What Is the UPC Without the Arakan Army?
The government has issued an official announcement that the fourth round of the Union Peace Conference (UPC) will commence on August 19, and they...