News

October 7, 2015
Sai Phoo — The Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), also known as the White Tiger Party, has been campaigning in Kachin State for its chairman...
October 7, 2015
A camp for people displaced by flooding and landslides in Hakha, the Chin State capital, being built on the Ramlung playground near Carson Church has...
October 7, 2015
Strike action temporarily stopped the ferry from Teknaf in Bangladesh to Maungdaw in Rakhine State, Burma after the captain was severely beaten by...
October 7, 2015
The International Institute of Democracy and Electoral Assistance - or International IDEA for short – is an intergovernmental group that is...
October 7, 2015
In an interview with Shanni News conducted last last week, U Saw Win Tun, the leader of the Red Shan (Taileng) and Northern Shan Ethnics Solidarity...
October 7, 2015
By Salai Kyaw Moe — After massive floods hit Chin State in July and August, many local people were too preoccupied to check the voter list, local...
October 7, 2015
Maybank has officially launched its Myanmar operations, aiming to focus on transaction banking, corporate lending and treasury services as part of...
October 7, 2015
The EU Myanmar Trade Development Programme (TDP) was launched at a ceremony today. With joint support from the EU and Germany, the programme seeks to...
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...