Shan State cabinet ministers yet to be announced
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Shan State Chief minister, Dr Linn Htut, has indicated that his cabinet will have nine ministers, however he has yet to disclose who these...
Possible summit between armed groups in the works
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Following the holding of a fourth informal meeting in Chiang Mai, Thailand on March 27, a group of ethnic armed groups from Burma have...
Burma’s new civilian government inherits ongoing conflict in Shan State
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As Burma's first civilian government in half a century took office this week, conflict remains ongoing in the country's largest state. Burma's military known...
Eight NCA signatories form steering committee at Chiang Mai summit
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The leaders of eight ethnic armed groups who signed the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) with Burma’s central government last November, held a summit in...
NLD to appoint Shan State Chief Minister despite calls to give position to Shan party
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The National League for Democracy (NLD) will appoint its own party member to lead Shan State as Chief Minister, according to the party's spokesperson...
SNDP chief says merger with Shan rival unlikely
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Sai Ai Pao, the leader of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) says that it is very unlikely that his party will merge with...
SNLD declines NLD offer of Ethnic Affairs post
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The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), the fourth largest party in the national parliament, has said that it rejected an offer from the...
Sai Ai Pao re-elected as White Tiger Party Chairman
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Sai Ai Pao has been re-elected a second term to serve as chairman of the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) on Sunday. A 69-year-old Sai...
Burma Government Names Mong Woon Residents Burmese Nationality
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The Department of Population, Ministry of Immigration and Population (DoP) announced last Friday, 11 March, that the ethnic people residing in Mong Woon village...
NLD MP Tipped to Become Shan State Chief Minister
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The National League for Democracy’s (NLD’s) Dr Linn Htut, who represents Lashio in the Shan State Hluttaw (parliament), is favourite to become the Shan...
