With by-elections due across Burma by year’s end, several political parties have noted an interest in fielding candidates in the vacant constituencies of Kachin State, where previous elections were cancelled…

With by-elections due across Burma by year’s end, several political parties have noted an interest in fielding candidates in the vacant constituencies of Kachin State, where previous elections were cancelled…
Min Ko Naing, head of the 88 Generation Peace and Open Society (88GPOS), spoke with DVB’s Aye Nai about Burma’s progress towards establishing a true federalist system under civilian rule.
The National Unity Party has appointed 88-year-old retired Brig-Gen Than Tin, a veteran of the colonial resistance, as its new chairman to replace Lt-Gen Tun Yi who passed away last…