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November 4, 2015
San Maung Than — During a Monday afternoon campaign rally in Arakan State’s capital Sittwe, the National League for Democracy (NLD) patron U Tin Oo...
November 4, 2015
San Maung Than — The chairmen of Ward and Village Election Commissions have rejected the appointment of polling station representatives by township...
November 4, 2015
Salai Kyaw Moe Tun — “This is the democracy to demand public’s right. Our education and living standards will improve and we would become developed...
November 4, 2015
Aik Sai — Advanced voting commenced in the Mon State’s Ye Township on October 29, yet as of November 2 only nine people have given advanced votes.
November 4, 2015
Khine Nwe Oo — Advanced voting has been temporary halted in Tanintharyi Region’s Kawthoung Township due to a belief that the township was not ready...
November 4, 2015
Interview with Karenni candidate Ma Naw Lu Dee Ma Htoe Hmyar — “I want to tell the public to vote for female candidates,” Ma Naw Lu Dee from the All...
November 4, 2015
Aik Sai — Around 100 military personnel, police officers, and their family members have been allowed to vote in Mon State’s Chaungzon Township,...
November 4, 2015
Aik Sai — The latest voter list for Mon State - released between 14 and 27 September - does not include temporary residents who have submitted their...
November 4, 2015
Sa Eh Sue — Among the eligible voters in Karen State’s seven townships, only 20 percent will be able to vote correctly in the 2015 Election,...
November 3, 2015
Political parties contesting the 8 November election have failed to prioritize or commit to core human rights issues, according to a new report...
November 3, 2015
The European Union and Myanmar has committed to strengthening cooperation on climate change ahead of the adoption of a new global climate deal in...
November 3, 2015
Burma’s government is under pressure to establish an independent inquiry into the treatment of ethnic Rohingya with a new report highlighting...