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October 7, 2015
More than forty Karen organizations issued a statement critical of the Karen National Union after it had decided to sign a Nationwide Ceasefire...
October 7, 2015
A statement released by the United Nationalities Federal Council has warned that ongoing conflict in Burma’s Kachin and Shan States is blocking...
October 6, 2015
Mu Estar — Kayaw people residing in the Hoyar area in Karenni State’s Hpruso Township say they will only support ethnic political parties from their...
October 6, 2015
Nan Hwom — The Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS), also known as the Shan State Army South, announced last week that candidates can restart...
October 6, 2015
U Om Yaw, the vice chairman of the Chin National League for Democracy (CLD) is running for a seat in Chin State's parliament known as Mindat Township...
October 6, 2015
Ko Moe Kyaw — Although there are 790 officially listed voters with disabilities in Sagaing Region’s Kalay District, the Election Commission has not...
October 6, 2015
San Maung Than — Representatives from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have agreed to take down signboards posted in Arakan...
October 6, 2015
The National League for Democracy’s electoral campaign committee (central) on November 3 announced that there may be hundreds of thousands of fake...
October 5, 2015
Maungdaw District Police Office ordered police officers from Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Rakhine State to search the Rohingya village of Fayazi on the...
October 5, 2015
Despite agreeing with the nationwide ceasefire agreement (NCA) the New Mon State Party (NMSP) will not sign it on 15 October as the government wants...
October 5, 2015
Various civil society and media representatives of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and northeast Indian States have emphasized on more people to people...
October 5, 2015
Villagers sacrificing animals to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha in Maungdaw's block number two were forced to pay 3,000 kyats to the...