Kachin State

January 11, 2016
Election commission to reexamine allegations against Zahkung...
January 3, 2016
Interview with expert on political situation in post election...
December 24, 2015
Ethnic parties in Kachin state want by-elections soon
December 24, 2015
Election commission postpones hearing into NLD complaint against...
Thuta Linn — The Union Election Commission (UEC) has formally delayed a hearing to look into a complaint filled against the reelected Kachin State...
December 21, 2015
Interview with newly elected NLD MP from jade rich Hpakant
Thuta Linn — In an interview with the BNI Election Newsroom, newly elected Lower House MP, U Tint Soe, spoke about the current situation involving...
December 18, 2015
NLD holds successful trash cleanup campaign in Kachin State
Thuta Linn — The National League for Democracy (NLD)’s newly elected members of parliament in Kachin State completed a successful trash pick up...
December 18, 2015
Kachin party applies to join ethnic political alliance
Thuta Linn — The Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP) has submitted an official letter to the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) to become a...
December 14, 2015
NLD instructs candidates to refer to themselves as elected...
Thuta Linn — The National League for Democracy’s (NLD) chairperson Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed newly elected members of Parliament to use the...
December 14, 2015
NLD does trash cleanup campaign in Kachin State
Thuta Linn — Newly elected members of the Parliament from the National League for Democracy (NLD) led a trash pickup program in many areas of Kachin...
December 14, 2015
Kachin party leaders wants to meet Aung San Suu Kyi
Thuta Linn — The chairman of the Kachin State Democracy Party (KSDP), Dr Tu Ja, has submitted a request to meet the National League for Democracy (...
December 8, 2015
Kachin parties hope the NLD’s victory bring changes to Kachin...
Thuta Linn — Although ethnic basic parties did not do well in Kachin State during the recent election, ethnic party candidates from the state say...
December 2, 2015
NLD Cleanup Karenni State
Htoe Myar — National League for Democracy (NLD) candidates are planning to clean up Karenni State with the launch of special trash collection program...
December 1, 2015
Ethnic Candidates Will Meet With NLD Leader
Thuta Linn — National League for Democracy (NLD) chairperson Daw Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet with winning NLD candidates from Upper Burma and...
November 25, 2015
Interview With An Election Observer
Sa Eh Sue — Naw Elizabeth, from the Karen Women’s Empowerment Group (KWEG), recently spoke with BNI Election Newsroom about her experiences as an...
November 25, 2015
Few Female Candidates Win Seats In Kachin State
Thuta Linn — Female candidates in Kachin State contested the recent election but few of them won seats. In total, 67 ran but only 8 were successful...