Election 2020

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11 November 2023
Bangladesh PM rejects further pay hike after garment worker protests
‘House of Orchid’ owner Htay Aung speaks at a press conference in Yangon on February 27, 2020. Photo: Thet Ko/Mizzima
Election 2020
28 February 2020
‘I will contest in 2020 general elections for...
‘House of Orchid’ owner Htay Aung said that he would contest the 2020 general elections...
Yangon Region Election Commission Chairman Kyi Myint. Photo: May Yee Nyein Chan
Election 2020
27 February 2020
Election Consultation and Coordination Committees...
Yangon Region Election Commission Chairman Kyi Myint said that they would form election...
Enthusiastic young voters practised how to vote at a mock polling station at an exciting event. Photo: Embassy of Denmark in Myanmar
Election 2020
14 February 2020
Mobilizing Young, First-time Voters is an...
The diplomatic missions of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden to Myanmar, are organizing...
Commander-in-Chief of the Myanmar Armed Forces, General Min Aung Hlaing (L), walks next to Cardinal Charles Maung Bo (R) as he leaves after visiting St. Mary's Cathedral on Christmas Day in Yangon, Myanmar, 25 December 2019. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Election 2020
07 February 2020
Church leader appeals to government to allow...
Myanmar’s Catholic Church leader has appealed to the government to scrap the...
Election 2020
11 January 2020
Myanmar Press Council will work with the UEC for...
Myanmar Press Council (MPC) Chairman Ohn Kyaing said that they will coordinate with Union...
Myanmar’s former president Thein Sein. Photo: Mizzima
Election 2020
10 January 2020
Former PM Thein Sein calls for voters to protect...
Myanmar’s former president Thein Sein has called for voters in 2020 elections to back...
Union Betterment Party (UBP) Chairman Thura Shwe Mann. Photo: UBP
Election 2020
04 January 2020
UBP party claims they will win 50% of all...
Union Betterment Party (UBP) Chairman Thura Shwe Mann said that his party expected to win...
Candidate of National League for Democracy (NLD) party for Tarmwe township constituency, accompanied by members of parliament and party members walks during a campaign for the upcoming by-election in the country, in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, 28 September 2018. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/EPA
Election 2020
13 December 2019
UEC discusses security for forthcoming election
The Union Election Commission co-organized a meeting with the United States Institute of...
Hate speech and social media posts led to conflict - Riot police block a road in Mandalay, Myanmar, 04 July 2014. One Buddhist and one Muslim were killed and 14 people injured in two nights of clashes. The violence followed allegations that two Muslim brothers who own a teashop raped a Buddhist female member of staff. Photo: EPA
Election 2020
30 November 2019
Hate speech intensity and trajectory could shift...
Increasing hate speech and diminishing freedoms are of serious concerns as Myanmar gets...
Election 2020
15 November 2019
UEC chairman requests no scepticism its work
Union Election Commission (UEC) Chairman requested political parties not to be sceptical...
SNDP party members in Nam Kham, Shan State. Photo: SNDP
Election 2020
22 October 2019
SNDP will field 45 per cent of candidates with...
Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) or White Tiger party chairman Dr. Sai Kyaw Ohn...
Election 2020
28 September 2019
Holding election in some ethnic areas depends on...
National League for Democracy (NLD) party spokesman Dr. Myo Nyunt said that holding...

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