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• Behind the numbers and names, an election picture emerges
• Magwe Region: The land that media freedom forgot
• Ministry instructs employers to offer contracts
• More candidates cut from race as appeals thrown out
• Nay Pyi Taw Council member makes first foray into constituency
• UNHCR calls for action ahead of ‘sailing season’
• Police start human trafficking case in Rakhine
• Hluttaw hires e-security firm after hack
• Thousands in Mandalay apply to change voting constituency
• Farmers wait for help to start replanting after floods

Behind the numbers and names, an election picture emerges Posted: 02 Sep 2015 06:00 AM PDT A story of the November 8 election can already be gleaned from the election commission's 170-page candidate list

Magwe Region: The land that media freedom forgot Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:21 PM PDT Magwe's press corp is barred from the hluttaw, refused interviews by the government and subject to constant police surveillance.

Ministry instructs employers to offer contracts Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:19 PM PDT The Ministry of Labour announced yesterday that all employees must be under an official contract.

More candidates cut from race as appeals thrown out Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:16 PM PDT Regional election commissions are so far not backing down from candidate disqualifications, despite a slew of appeals and outcry from political parties and rights groups.

Nay Pyi Taw Council member makes first foray into constituency Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:14 PM PDT Nay Pyi Taw Council member U Than Htay spent several days this week touring the capital's Zeyathiri township to promote "community development", his first visit to the area since his appointment to the council by President U Thein Sein in 2011.

UNHCR calls for action ahead of ‘sailing season’ Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:07 PM PDT Just four months after crackdowns on human smuggling routes precipitated a regional crisis, the United Nations is urging countries to prepare for another wave of boats when monsoon storms lull.

Police start human trafficking case in Rakhine Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:06 PM PDT Police have opened a case of human trafficking in Rakhine State, after for years denying allegations that the crime is rampant in the poverty-stricken region.

Hluttaw hires e-security firm after hack Posted: 01 Sep 2015 08:04 PM PDT Parliament office officials have promised to redouble e-security measures after their mail server was hacked by a group calling itself New Generation Wave in July.

Thousands in Mandalay apply to change voting constituency Posted: 01 Sep 2015 07:58 PM PDT Almost 20,000 people have already applied to vote in Mandalay Region rather than their original constituency, the election commission says.

Farmers wait for help to start replanting after floods Posted: 01 Sep 2015 07:54 PM PDT Pwinbyu farmers say they are still waiting for the government's pledged assistance to resuscitate fields that were decimated by floods in July and August.

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