Pandemic Creating Hurdles for Candidates During Campaign Period
With coronavirus transmissions rapidly increasing across Burma, electoral candidates are facing challenges launching campaigns during the 2020 general election after travel restrictions aimed at...
Union Election Commission Will Post Voter’s List Last Time
The Union Election Commission (UEC) will post lists of voters for the second and the last time during the last week of September. Htin Kyaw,...
Shan Armies Describe Being on the Outside of Electoral Process
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by-Sai Pawnli With Burma’s November general election nearing, it remains unclear how or if the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and the Shan State...
Candidates Must Inform Election Commission of Campaign Schedule
Parties contesting the 2020 election are required to notify the Election Commission (EC) of campaign schedules to avoid potential overlap with other parties. "We told...
Recommendation Cards To Be Issued to Voters Without ID
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Voters without ID will be issued recommendation cards allowing them to cast their ballot during the upcoming 2020 general election. Htin Kyaw, chair of Shan...
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...
