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• Domestic migrants, temporary residents still not on voter lists
• NLD claims barred from Coco Island race
• Carter Center frets over election credibility
• Over 100,000 people missing from voter lists in Kayin State
• Cash flow problem strikes small parties’ campaign plans
• At least five Myanmar pilgrims killed in Hajj
• Ethnic leaders meet as ceasefire signing deadline looms
• Villagers stranded in conflict zone as fighting flares once more in Kachin State
• Ruling party’s quiet campaign in Mon State

Domestic migrants, temporary residents still not on voter lists Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:41 PM PDT The voter list concluded its second public display in most of the country's states and regions yesterday, even as many claim the electoral rolls are as error-ridden as ever.

NLD claims barred from Coco Island race Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:40 PM PDT Located 300 kilometers south of mainland Myanmar in the Indian Ocean, the Coco Islands are about as remote as it gets – and now the small islands are at the center of the latest election complaint.

Carter Center frets over election credibility Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:38 PM PDT As the third week of election campaigning kicks off, an international monitoring group is already raising alarm over the credibility of the elections.

Over 100,000 people missing from voter lists in Kayin State Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:37 PM PDT Kayin politicians have angrily criticised a decision by the Union Election Commission to strip more than 100,000 people in Kayin State of the right to vote in the November 8 election on security grounds.

Cash flow problem strikes small parties’ campaign plans Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:34 PM PDT Only a handful of political parties have applied for permission to canvass in Mandalay, even though permit requirements have been relaxed and election day looms less than six weeks away.

At least five Myanmar pilgrims killed in Hajj Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:30 PM PDT Five Muslim pilgrims from Myanmar have been confirmed dead and seven remain missing following last week's stampede disaster near the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia that claimed over 700 lives, according to a local Muslim organisation.

Ethnic leaders meet as ceasefire signing deadline looms Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:25 PM PDT Leaders of some 20 ethnic armed groups from Myanmar are due to meet in Chiang Mai today amid divisions over whether to sign a nationwide ceasefire agreement with the government.

Villagers stranded in conflict zone as fighting flares once more in Kachin State Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:23 PM PDT Fighting continued yesterday between the Tatmadaw and the Kachin Independence Army, with one villager saying he observed as many as 15 "heavy weapons" being fired into KIA positions in the space of two hours near the town of Mansi in Kachin State.

Ruling party’s quiet campaign in Mon State Posted: 27 Sep 2015 08:18 PM PDT On the monsoon-drenched streets of Mawlamyine there is little sight or sound of election rallies aside from a convoy of National League for Democracy vehicles blaring campaign songs.

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