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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...
November 3, 2015
Nai Mya Shein, 61, the All Mon Regions Democracy Party (AMDP) candidate competing for the Mudon Township Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives)...
The migrant workers line up outside of a flooded camp in Chiang Mai
November 3, 2015
Shan migrant workers will not be able to participate in Burma’s general election on 8 November a representative from the Chiang Mai-based Myanmar...
November 3, 2015
Mya Wun Yan — “I want to address the discrepancy in underage rape cases and prison sentences,” says Daw Nan Mya from the Shan Nationalities League...