Hundreds of candidates from 13 parties promise a lively election race in November in Kayah State, where the Karenni State Democratic Party is hoping to end the stranglehold that national parties have enjoyed since 2010.
Volume 6, Issue 8
With an unpopular state government and resurgent ethnic party, the NLD faces an uphill battle in Kayah State to repeat its landslide win of 2015.
Amid a harsh present, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi is asking voters to reflect on the past. Her own party’s past, to be exact.
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After more than three decades under government control, lawyers are once again able to elect peers to the Bar Council.
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Elderly citizens have been hard hit by the effects of the coronavirus, with a survey revealing that many worry about having enough to support themselves.
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In Myanmar, women with disabilities who survive rape and sexual assault face more stigma than support.
A fringe debate on Facebook about the merits of not voting in the November election has sparked threats of criminal charges and the anger of the civilian political elite.
Villages deserted because of fighting and officials fearful of leaving towns have seriously disrupted planning in Rakhine State for the election.
Former political exile U Aung Moe Zaw is disappointed with the National League for Democracy government.
More than 10,000 businesses have applied for low-interest loans from a second tranche of K100 billion.
The Tatmadaw commander-in-chief has long coveted the position of president but it’s unlikely that he will achieve his ambition.
Displaced communities in remote areas of Mon and Kayin states and Tanintharyi Region are struggling to survive and receiving little support.
Myanmar’s deadliest mine collapse in recent history caught the world’s attention in July, but local frustration with an industry controlled by outside companies has been growing for years.
This hilly township in southern Shan State has everything from pagoda-dappled mountains and waterfalls to prehistoric artwork.
Transparency and accountability are elusive qualities among the bureaucrats at the Kayah State election sub-commission.
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