Shan State

December 7, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — Although the Inn National Development Party (INDP) was unsuccessful during the recent general election, its party members will continue...
December 7, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — Winning candidates from the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the Shan State have opted to prioritize submitting paper work...
November 26, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — Many ethnic Kachin residing in Shan State weren’t able to cast ballots during the recent election. The total population according to...
November 24, 2015
Mai Kaung Saing — After a polling dispute between candidates from the Ta’ang National Party (TNP) and Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP)...
November 24, 2015
Daw Nan Moe, a Ta’ang (Palaung) National Party (TNP) that won a Lower House seat in northern Shan State’s Mantong Township in Palaung Self-...
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
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...
Spectators take photos of a list displaying election results for Taunggyi Township.
November 11, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — Four parties are still refusing to sign Form 19 accepting election results for Shan State’s Taunggyi Township. A dispute has arisen...
November 10, 2015
Polling results for Taunggyi Township released by the Township Commission.
November 8, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — Representatives of the National League for Democracy (NLD) are observing Polling Station No 5 in Sao San Tun Ward in southern Shan...
November 8, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — BNI Election Newsroom interviewed U Kyaw Khin; a NLD candidate running in the Shan State’s Mantong constituency where the majority of...
November 7, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — In advance of Sunday’s election, Shan literature expert U Sai Pha, from Namhsan in southern Shan State, shared his views on the...
November 6, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — Shan political parties didn’t experience any new problems during recent campaigning in southern Shan State. Although signs for the...