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…
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Faithful to the party: Saw Than Myint
DVB’s Shwe Aung speaks to Saw Than Myint, co-founder of the multi-ethnic Federal Union Party (FUP) and spokesperson for the Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF), about the history of the two…
First past the post: the responsible choice for Burma
The PR system will entrench special interests in the parliament and create a political impasse, at the very moment when the nation needs general consensus to keep reforms moving quickly…
Mons count heads to justify National Race Representatives
Mon ethnic officials are conducting a head-count to determine whether Mon National Race Representatives could be warranted in divisions outside of Mon State that have large populations of the ethnic…
Census convention kicks off in Naypyidaw
Burmese President Thein Sein on Saturday pledged that the upcoming census will be conducted in accordance with international standards and human rights principles, at an opening ceremony held in Naypyidaw.
Race, religion protection bills create 'needless' restrictions: Htet Myat
DVB staff reporter Shwe Aung spoke with writer and former political prisoner Htet Myat about Burma’s proposed bills to protect race and religion.