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December 29, 2025
Each polling station in Myawaddy has fewer than 1,000 voters
December 28, 2025
Election Day marred by gunfire and artillery blasts in Katha
December 28, 2025
Kale Town experiences unusually quiet election day
November 24, 2015
Less Than Half Voted in Mudon And Kyaikmaraw Townships
Aik Sai — Less than half of those registered bothered to vote in the recent election in Mudon and Kyaikmaraw townships in Mon State.
November 24, 2015
Female Candidates Fare Poorly In Election
Salai Kyaw Moe — Of the twenty-three female candidates that ran in the recent election in Chin State, three were elected, and only one was from an...
November 24, 2015
Low Turnout In Ye Township
Aik Sai — Less than half of registered voters in Ye Township, Mon State cast their ballots in the recent election. Only 81,719 out of 168,826...
November 23, 2015
Winning Female Candidates From Non-Ethnic Parties
Khine Nwe Oo — Although many female candidates contested the recent election in Mon State, only those from non-ethnic parties won seats. The National...
November 23, 2015
Interview With NLD Candidate U Myo Win
During a recent interview with BNI Election Newsroom, U Myo Win, the winning candidate for National League for Democracy (NLD) for Mon State’s Upper...
Khonumthung News
November 23, 2015
Hakha Explosion Kills Six, Injures Nine
According to reports an explosion at a house in Hakha, the Chin State, capital killed six people and injured nine others at about 10.40pm on 22...
Mizzima
November 23, 2015
‘Green construction’ meet looks at viable eco-friendly housi...
The Mayor of Yangon U Hla Myint attended the “1st Green Construction Summit” in Yangon this week which looked at a whole range of construction...
Mizzima
November 23, 2015
New state-of-the-art Pun Hlaing school campus coming
Pun Hlaing International School has announced details of its new, state of the art campus facility, the initial stage of a US$30 million development...
A negotiation meeting for Ta’ang National Party (TNP) candidate U Sai Sar Lu that alleges he won over USDP candidate U Sai Sar Lu after a ballot recount is held in Lashio. The meeting was attended by U San Win, chairperson for Shan State Election Commission, and election sub-commission secretaries from Namhkam, Muse, and Kutkai townships.
November 20, 2015
Ta’ang Candidate Claims Victory After Recount
Mai Kaung Saing — A complaint has been filed with the Union Election Commission (UEC) after a candidate for the Ta’ang National Party (TNP) alleges...
November 20, 2015
Some Candidates Will Get Election Deposits Returned
Aik Sai — Out of the 208 candidates in Mon State that contested the national election in Myanmar, 115 will be returned the 300,000 kyats (US$233)...
November 20, 2015
Karen Youth Want Peace
Sa Eh Sue — Karen youth want the National League for Democracy to make peace their first priority when they take office as the new government early...
Shan Herald Agency for News
Children displaced by fighting in Shan State eat rice and cabbage in an IDP camp in Mong Hsu Township. (Oum Mwe: S.H.A.N)
November 20, 2015
Little Aid, No Contact: Shan State's IDP Crisis
Shan State’s 10,000-plus internally displaced people (IDPs) are now dispersed between more than ten locations in six townships, according to data...