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• Ethnic Mon left off electoral rolls
• Candidate touts largesse as election battle heats up
• Voter list errors and omissions pile up on the UEC
• Police crowd-sourcing traffic complaints via Viber
• Domestic pilgrims tipped to hit 5 million: industry body
• Lightning triggers another blackout
• Car import business marred by fraudulent dealings

Ethnic Mon left off electoral rolls Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT More than 20,000 voters, mostly ethnic Mon, have lost their right to vote in a single township in Kayin State following a controversial decision that triggered accusations of political bias.

Candidate touts largesse as election battle heats up Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT K82.5 billion (US$64.3 million) – that's how much one independent candidate claims to have spent on his constituents.

Voter list errors and omissions pile up on the UEC Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT As electoral officials continue their nationwide effort to complete an accurate voters list in advance of the November election, thousands of errors and omitted names continue to riddle the publicly posted inventories.

Police crowd-sourcing traffic complaints via Viber Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT Yangon police are accepting traffic complaints via the popular smart-phone app Viber, and it seems everyone has something to share about the city's calamitous congestion.

Domestic pilgrims tipped to hit 5 million: industry body Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT The number of internal pilgrims continues to grow, with up to 5 million people this year expected to travel to the country's prime religious and historical sites.

Lightning triggers another blackout Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT Electrical engineers blamed lightning for the nearly citywide blackouts in Yangon on September 17, and dismissed social media rumours suggesting election-related manipulation.

Car import business marred by fraudulent dealings Posted: 20 Sep 2015 02:30 PM PDT Widespread and systematic cheating has undermined government attempts to control the import of new cars, a watchdog body has revealed. The Yangon Regional government car parking analysis group said that 95 percent of applications for a new vehicle were fake.

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