Shan-Ni ethnics likely to lose their voting rights in 2020 Elections_BNI Multimedia Group

This article describes: Thousands of Shan-ni (Red Shan) ethnics in Pinlebu Township in Sagaing Region are in a position to lose their voting rights to choose the ethnic affairs minister post. The discrepancies in voter lists arise as the majority of Shan-ni ethnics are described as ethnic Bamar (the Burmese ethnic marjority) on their national registration cards(NRC) but according to the National Census in 2014 they were record as Shan-Ni, one of 133 ethnic groups in Myanmar.