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September 5, 2020
The Election Commission (EC) for Kachin State announced it made special provisions for indigenous people without national ID cards to be able to vote...
September 5, 2020
The Government of Burma's Union Election Commission (UEC) said it has no plans to suspend the 2020 general election because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
September 5, 2020
Khin Tharaphy Oo — The United Nations office in Myanmar has pledged its full support for efforts to combat a recent COVID-19 outbreak in Arakan State...
September 4, 2020
A special consideration has been given by the Kachin State Election Sub-Commission to long-time ethnic residents, who do not have any documents or...
September 4, 2020
Union Election Commission (UEC)will announce the nationwide list of skipped constituencies where the 2020 General Elections cannot be held in coming...
September 4, 2020
The number of female candidates, who have registered to compete in the 2020 General Elections in Kachin State, has dropped, compared to that of 2015...
September 4, 2020
The Union Election Commission (UEC) said it has made systematic preparations for the successful holding of the 2020 General Election despite the...
September 4, 2020
Myanmar authorities should stop using criminal laws, website blocks, and licensing delays to severely restrict the two ethnic Rakhine media outlets...
September 4, 2020
Hseng Leang — Villagers fled their homes after news circulated that an armed organization was forcibly recruiting civilians in Burma’s Lashio...
September 4, 2020
The Tatmadaw detained over a thousand civilians from Rakhine State in an area where there have been no reported clashes with the Arakan Army,...
September 4, 2020
Kayah State Parliament voted to impeach El Phoung Sho, the Chief Minister of Kayah State, on September 1 for misuse of power. Khu Thae Reh, who is MP...
September 4, 2020
The Three Brotherhoods Alliance extended its unilateral ceasefire, which would have expired on September 1, until November 9, one day after Burma's...