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• ‘There is little role for women in our party’
• Housewives band together to fight for rights
• Women ready for tilt at more seats
• Ministers and ethnic leaders meet ahead of ceasefire talks
• Flood assessments delayed
• NUP battles against the odds
• SNLD launches campaign in key election battleground
• DVB journalist denies being paid for land dispute coverage
• President signs law to bring in higher road fines
• Laid-off workers demand jobs back ahead of labour hearing

‘There is little role for women in our party’ Posted: 09 Sep 2015 12:01 AM PDT The Rakhine National Party has 78 candidates on its books for the election – but just two are women. The party's sole MP, Daw Khin Saw Wai, who will re-contest her Pyithu Hluttaw seat of Rathedaung on November 8, tells Ei Ei Toe Lwin about her expectations for the election

Housewives band together to fight for rights Posted: 08 Sep 2015 11:56 PM PDT The Women's Party (Mon) has already faced significant opposition in its bid to represent Myanmar's women – even before campaigning gets underway

Women ready for tilt at more seats Posted: 08 Sep 2015 11:31 PM PDT But number of female candidates still lags far behind, with fewer than 800 out of more than 6000 candidates nationally

Ministers and ethnic leaders meet ahead of ceasefire talks Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:42 PM PDT Government ministers and ethnic leaders held preliminary talks in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday ahead of a key meeting today with the president and military commander-in-chief aimed at finally concluding a nationwide ceasefire agreement.

Flood assessments delayed Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:41 PM PDT The deadline for the publication of detailed flood assessment data has been extended to September 14 due to difficulties accessing parts of the country.

NUP battles against the odds Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:35 PM PDT The National Union Party is tapping into its Socialist roots to compete with the National League for Democracy and the Union Solidarity and Development Party.

SNLD launches campaign in key election battleground Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:31 PM PDT The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) launched its election campaign in Panglong township yesterday with party chief U Khun Tun Oo declaring that constitutional change and a democratic federal union were top priorities.

DVB journalist denies being paid for land dispute coverage Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:25 PM PDT A freelance journalist from DVB has denied allegations that she demanded sources pay her in order to publish news about their farmland dispute.

President signs law to bring in higher road fines Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:25 PM PDT President U Thein Sein signed off on a long-awaited Motor Vehicle Law that will enable traffic police to fine drivers up to K1 million.

Laid-off workers demand jobs back ahead of labour hearing Posted: 08 Sep 2015 08:22 PM PDT Workers laid off by the Asia Rose garment factory in the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone are demanding their jobs back and have rejected payments made under the new compensation law.

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