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• Guardians of ‘race and religion’ target NLD
• Commission blamed for migrants missing vote
• Dictatorship will die if NLD wins election: patron
• Soft opening for Sedona’s new wing
• ‘After the 2010 elections, I don’t blame people for being apathetic’: Q&A: Trevor Wilson, Former Australian Ambassador
• The party that came in from the cold
• KIO accuses Tatmadaw of trying to force a ceasefire
• NLD patron meets prominent monks
• HIV support group to mark 10th anniversary
• Factories told to pay up

Guardians of ‘race and religion’ target NLD Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:19 AM PDT The National League for Democracy is facing electoral challenges due to campaigning by nationalist Buddhist groups, but prominent monk U Wirathu insists there is no coordinated campaign against the party.

Commission blamed for migrants missing vote Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:17 AM PDT Migrant rights activists are blaming the election commission for not doing enough to ensure that Myanmar citizens living and working abroad were able to vote.

Dictatorship will die if NLD wins election: patron Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:16 AM PDT An overwhelming National League for Democracy win in the election that enables it to form government will kill off dictatorship, the party's patron told supporters in Mandalay.

Soft opening for Sedona’s new wing Posted: 02 Oct 2015 12:08 AM PDT Sedona Hotel Yangon held a soft opening on October 1 for its new 29-storey Inya Wing, which was developed by Singapore-based Keppel Land International Myanmar.

‘After the 2010 elections, I don’t blame people for being apathetic’: Q&A: Trevor Wilson, Former Australian Ambassador Posted: 01 Oct 2015 11:30 PM PDT Former Australian ambassador Trevor Wilson talks about how Myanmar has changed since the end of military rule and what further changes the elections could bring.

The party that came in from the cold Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT Outlawed for 24 years, exiles of the Democratic Party for a New Society have been allowed to return to Myanmar where the party has re-registered with the Union Election Commission and is set to take part in next month's elections.

KIO accuses Tatmadaw of trying to force a ceasefire Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT The Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), one of the most powerful ethnic armed groups, has accused the Tatmadaw of stepping up its offensives to put pressure on the group to join a proposed nationwide ceasefire agreement with the government.

NLD patron meets prominent monks Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT U Tin  Oo, veteran patron of the National League for Democracy and head of its campaign committee, has met two prominent Ma Ba Tha monks in an apparent effort to defuse tensions with the nationalist association, which the party accuses of political interference.

HIV support group to mark 10th anniversary Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT Phoenix, a local non-government organisation that focuses on HIV issues and community development, will celebrate its 10th anniversary today.

Factories told to pay up Posted: 01 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT Factories have been given until October 5 to divvy out the first month's salary since the new minimum wage went into effect before the government intervenes. Workers have been filing complaints after recalcitrant employers withheld paycheques, according to Yangon Region labour officials.

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