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September 11, 2015
More campaign speeches from three political parties were broadcast on Thursday the Global New Light of Myanmar reported on 11 September.
September 11, 2015
Until a dialogue begins, government peace affiliate and Shan army representatives fear episodes of fighting will continue throughout the region.
September 10, 2015
A multi-faith prayer meeting organised to pray for the success of the current nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) talks was held at Dharthumarlar...
September 10, 2015
In a translated Shan-language interview conducted on 6 September in Taunggyi, Chairman Sai Aik Pao describes the SNDP as a “true” Shan party and...
September 10, 2015
The Hpa-an Prosthetic Limb Refurbishment Department provided amputees with free refurbishment, servicing and repairs for their prosthetic limbs at...
September 9, 2015
Concerns have been raised over the lack of Muslim candidates in political parties contesting the 8 November election. Both the BBC and Britain’s the...
Fighting between a white tiger and the yellow tiger. In Shan State the Shan Nationalities Democratic Party’s logo is the white tiger and its rival sister organization, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy’s is the (yellow) tiger’s head. (Photo: www.dailymail.co.uk)
September 9, 2015
Ethnic based parties are unlikely win landslide victories in the seven ethnic states, concludes a Transnational Institute (TNI) briefing paper,...
September 8, 2015
The leader of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) announced that they will not form a political alliance with other partiescompeting in...
September 8, 2015
Burma has agreed to sign two bilateral agreements with Bangladesh to enhance security cooperation with particular emphasis on border security,...
September 8, 2015
The Burma government’s announced on August 25 that its National Minimum Wage Committee had approved a minimum daily wage of K3,600 (US$2.80) for a...
September 7, 2015
A woman was was trampled to death by wild elephants as she was herding her cattle from a grazing field back to her nearby village in Maungdaw...
September 7, 2015
Despite Malaysian UMNO leaders dismissing the RM2.6 billion in Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's bank accounts as not a big deal, Transparency...