RANGOON — The National League for Democracy’s (NLD) nominations for the presidency have been commended for promoting national reconciliation. On Thursday morning, ethnic Burman-Mon Htin Kyaw and ethni
RANGOON — With the National League for Democracy (NLD) announcing its presidential nominees on Thursday, a body comprised of seven lawmakers is set to scrutinize whether or not the two men possess the
Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein's Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) was approved by the Election Commission to contest in the upcoming general election, the state-run newspaper The New L
Women account for 51 percent of Myanmar’s population and 19 million out of 37 million eligible voters at the 2020 general election. In the previous election in 2015, 13 percent of the 6,200 candidates
NAYPYIDAW — A deepening rift has opened between Burma’s powerful military and Aung San Suu Kyi, sources say, threatening the democracy leader’s prospects for forming a successful government even as Pa
 On June 10, a large crowd gathered near Theingyi Market in downtown Rangoon after seeing the politica
Mizzima National League for Democracy (NLD) members around Myanmar and abroad took a moment out this week to mark the 35th anniversary of the party’s founding as the country continues to struggle post
 and a former leader of the 88 Generation Students, has been defeated in his bid for the Lanmadaw Township Pyithu Hluttaw seat, part
In preparation for the upcoming election, Burmese authorities have tasked 600 schoolteachers in Rangoon Division with the mission of organizing voter lists and inputting the information on computers,
The process will take at least two months. The completed voter lists will be sent to the election commission, the schoolteacher said. According to a report by the Rangoon-based Eleven Media Group, the
“If we ever get the opportunity to meet with the commission we will have so many questions to ask,” said Thu Wai, the chairman of the Rangoon-based Democratic Party, speaking to The Irrawaddy on Monda
Months after applying for party registration, ethnic Kachin political parties say they have still not received permission from Burma's election commission to contest this year's election, leading some
RANGOON — This week, the Burmese people’s months-long wait to find out who their next president will be is expected to finally end. On March 10, the Lower and Upper houses of Parliament as well as law
Burma's Election Commission (EC) appears to be approving only ethnic parties with close ties to the ruling junta to run in this year's election, while barring other parties linked to anti-regime group
Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) members are offering low-income workers and farmers in Rangoon small “loans,” which are seen as support for government-backed political candidates,
MANDALAY—After their removal from a monastery compound in Naypyitaw due to unorthodox designs and features incorporating “occult practices”, more than five dozen Buddha statues are now undergoing alte
Members of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) are being favored for selection as members of election sub-commissions in wards and village tracts for the election to b
Stallholders who lost their businesses when Rangoon's Mingalar Market was destroyed by fire last month have been invited to apply for loans from the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), acco