Tag: myanmar
Two People Test Positive at Medical Checkpoint in Southern Shan State
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Last Friday, two people tested positive for COVID-19 at a medical checkpoint in Nangpan Tat village in Kalaw Township, located in southern...
SNDP Only Fielding One Candidate in Taunggyi Township
Only one candidate from Shan Nationalities Development Party (SNDP) is contesting a seat in Shan State Parliament for constituency-1 in Taunggyi Township. SNDP's electoral candidate...
Quarantined Voters from Outlining Townships Faced Extra Hurdles Casting Advance Ballots
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Some eligible voters staying in quarantine facilities in Shan State, located outside their constituency, lost the opportunity to cast advance ballots for...
Burma Army Accuses RCSS/SSA of Detaining Military Officers
The Burma Army accused the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) of detaining two of its military officers near Tawng Shay village...
TNP Won’t Join Coalition Opposed to Election Cancellation in Mong Kung...
The Ta'ang National Party (TNP) refused to join an agreement signed by other parties opposing the Union Election Commission's (EC) decision to stop the...
Three Women Killed in PNO Campaign Car in Southern Shan State
By Hseng Leng Three female Pa-O National Organization (PNO) campaigners were killed after the vehicle they were driving crashed near Ban Yin village, located in...
Seik Phoo Residents Want Polling Reinstated
Residents of Seik Phoo village-tract, located in northern Shan State, are frustrated polling has been stopped in their area. "I don't understand why they canceled...
Gunmen Release Abductee in Namkham
A woman abducted by an unknown armed group in Burma's unruly northern Shan State was released yesterday, October 19. The woman, who owns a construction...
Displaced Civilians Find Artillery Shell After Returning to Village
By Hseng Leng/SHAN Civilians, displaced by fighting in northern Shan State, found an artillery shell at a home while returning to their village in Kyaukme...
UEC Cancels Election in Southern Shan State’s Mong Kung Township
Burma's Union Election Commission announced polling in Mong Kung Township is canceled despite there hasn't been any fighting in the southern Shan State township. Sai...
