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November 3, 2015
Nai Mya Shein, 61, the All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) candidate competing for the Mudon Township Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives)...
The migrant workers line up outside of a flooded camp in Chiang Mai
November 3, 2015
Shan migrant workers will not be able to participate in Burma’s general election on 8 November a representative from the Chiang Mai-based Myanmar...
November 3, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — “I want to address the discrepancy in underage rape cases and prison sentences,” says Daw Nan Mya from the Shan Nationalities League...
November 3, 2015
Htoe Myar — Candidates running in Karenni State say the have been able to campaign without intimidation so far. Although most of the candidates have...
November 3, 2015
Sa Eh Sue — Although threats and personal attacks have been made against candidates in other parts of the country, female candidates from Karen State...
November 3, 2015
Chit Min Tun — The All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMRDP)’s candidate Naing Mya Shein, who was running for a seat from Mon State in the Lower House...
November 3, 2015
Interview with Kachin Democratic Party candidate U Lwam Zaung Thuta Linn — “This issue is a big loss for the local residents. Some of the places are...
November 3, 2015
Q: Is the public interested in the upcoming election in Matupi Township? A: They are interested. If good candidates can be produced from our township...
November 3, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — A campaign signboard belonging to the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD), that was erected on Bogyoke Road in Shan State’s...
November 2, 2015
A husband and wife moving team launched their company in Myanmar this year with the aim of offering a stress-free transfer from old homes to new.
November 2, 2015
An opposition candidate for the NLD suffered serious injuries after he and three others were attacked by 3 men with machetes at around 9 pm on 29...
November 2, 2015
San Maung Than — A sign promoting independent candidate U Aung Mya Kyaw, who is running for the Arakan State Parliament from Sittwe Township’s...