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...
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...
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...
