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• NLD leader dispels doubts over popularity in southern Rakhine
• Media report notes lack of balance in election coverage
• UEC makes eleventh-hour partial switch to Excel for voter lists
• Civil servant quarters out of bounds for door-to-door campaigns
• Transport problems slow down resettlement in Chin capital
• Reconstruction promises exchanged for votes
• Universities prepare charters for next academic year
• Farmers battle municipal committee
• Shan groups keeping an eye on ceasefire pact

NLD leader dispels doubts over popularity in southern Rakhine Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:26 PM PDT Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday wrapped up her three-day campaign tour of southern Rakhine State, peacefully and – as one of her rivals admitted – successfully.

Media report notes lack of balance in election coverage Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:25 PM PDT A preliminary report on the election media coverage says that only foreign-based broadcasters have provided voters with a plurality of views and diverse information about contestants and other political subjects.

UEC makes eleventh-hour partial switch to Excel for voter lists Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:09 PM PDT With election day three weeks away, the contentious voter list is being significantly altered in Ayeyarwady Region – a central battleground between the ruling party and the National League for Democracy.

Civil servant quarters out of bounds for door-to-door campaigns Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:05 PM PDT Parties are being warned off door-to-door campaigning in civil servant houses in Nay Pyi Taw.

Transport problems slow down resettlement in Chin capital Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:01 PM PDT Landslide victims see little progress on government's plan to rebuild homes for thousands of displaced families.

Reconstruction promises exchanged for votes Posted: 18 Oct 2015 10:48 PM PDT In landslide-ravaged Chin State, displaced residents say the election has fallen to the bottom of their priority list, causing some parties to fear opportunist electioneering may be in the works.

Universities prepare charters for next academic year Posted: 18 Oct 2015 10:46 PM PDT Officials at Myanmar's 169 colleges and universities are busy drafting charters for their respective institutions, which will allow them to be self-governing starting from the upcoming academic year, a senior official from the Ministry of Education said earlier this week.

Farmers battle municipal committee Posted: 18 Oct 2015 10:43 PM PDT Angry farmers in Mandalay have hit back at local officials by launching a court action against those they say destroyed huts and signboards on their land.

Shan groups keeping an eye on ceasefire pact Posted: 18 Oct 2015 10:41 PM PDT Whether the ceasefire truly puts an end to decades-long civil warfare and stops fresh conflict from erupting is up to the government, a Shan ethnic armed leader said.

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