Five Electoral Candidates Disqualified in Shan State
Five candidates have been disqualified by the Shan State Election Commission from running in the 2020 general election. Four had planned to run for seats...
SNLD Candidate: ‘Women Carry Our Children on Our Backs as We Work for Equality’
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The Taunggyi-based Nang Mya Oo is currently serving as the chairperson for the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) in the Shan State capital....
Burma Quarantines Dozens of Migrant Workers Returning from Thailand
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By Sai Hseng Hlaing/SHAN Dozens of migrant workers arrested in Thailand and sent back to Burma this Friday (August 28) will be quarantined on the...
Three Female SNLD Candidates Contesting Election in Taunggyi District
Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) is fielding five candidates for the 2020 general elections in Shan State's Taunggyi District. Three are female and...
Residents of Shan State Puzzled by Tatmadaw Troops from Karen State
Residents of northern Shan State were shocked after Tatmadaw soldiers from Karen State turned up unexpectedly and began questioning them about population, property and...
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...
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...
