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Japan’s special envoy to Myanmar, Yohei Sasakawa, travelled to northern Rakhine state on Saturday to meet with political parties in areas where voting was suspended during the November 8 election...
Two homes were demolished in Mandalay region’s Pyin Oo Lwin township last Thursday as an army battalion based in the area moved in to seize land from local farmers.
Around 100 policemen and 150...
A petition calling for the release of two prominent Rakhine political figures has begun circulating online.
Former MP Dr Aye Maung and writer Wai Hin Aung were arrested in early 2018 for...
The National League for Democracy (NLD) has penned an open letter following its landslide election victory calling on ethnic parties to join it in building federalism, though some were skeptical of...
The National League for Democracy (NLD) defied expectations on Sunday by outperforming both its main military-backed rival and smaller ethnic parties to increase its strength in Kachin and Chin...
The Arakan National Party (ANP) has won eight out of the 13 national parliamentary seats up for grabs in Rakhine state, a resounding show of support for the party in one of the few areas of the...
At 72, Sai Mon has seen more than his fair share of change in his lifetime. A former commander in the Mong Tai Army (MTA), he was once a close confidante to Myanmar’s most notorious drug lord. But...
The Union Election Commission’s decision to cancel voting in numerous areas, mostly in Rakhine state, is likely to further consolidate power in the hands of Myanmar’s Bamar majority and will...
The decision by election officials to proceed with voting in areas near military camps in Rakhine state has given the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) an unfair advantage, other...
Rakhine officials have asked Myanmar’s national election body to reconsider its decision to cancel voting in several townships in the state during next month’s poll after meeting with several...
