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• Ethnic parties take on the giants in Kayah State
• Fighting raises vote doubt in Shan State
• EXCLUSIVE: Speaker makes political comeback bid
• Maid death draws attention to flouting of domestic worker ban
• Youth group pulls election monitoring in some areas
• Agents look to Singapore to expand industry
• Ex-general puts USDP win odds at one-in-three
• Government earmarks cash to rebuild 3000 homes
• Workers demand sack for Korean boss after altercation
• More rain expected through cool season

Ethnic parties take on the giants in Kayah State Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:42 AM PDT Ethnic politicians in Kayah State are putting up a tough challenge to the two main national parties. But just as in other ethnic-dominated borderlands of Myanmar, their failure to create an electoral alliance risks splitting the vote in the country's smallest state.

Fighting raises vote doubt in Shan State Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:32 AM PDT Election officials in central Shan State have called for the postponement of voting in two townships because of continued fighting between government forces and an ethnic armed group that has displaced at least 3000 civilians.

EXCLUSIVE: Speaker makes political comeback bid Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:16 AM PDT Dismissed as chair of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party in August, parliamentary Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann has come out fighting by demonstrating he still has aspirations to become Myanmar's next president.

Maid death draws attention to flouting of domestic worker ban Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:14 AM PDT A Myanmar domestic worker in Singapore fell 18 storeys from a condominium and died on October 19, according to police reports.

Youth group pulls election monitoring in some areas Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:12 AM PDT Armed conflict and poor transportation in remote parts of the country have forced an electoral observation group to abandon its hope of placing two observers in every township.

Agents look to Singapore to expand industry Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:09 AM PDT Myanmar travel agents looking to give a further boost to the local tourist industry are attending Asia's biggest travel exhibition.

Ex-general puts USDP win odds at one-in-three Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:08 AM PDT Former defence minister U Wai Lwin told voters in his Ayeyarwady Region hometown that his party, the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, had a one-in-three chance of winning the highest number of seats in next month's election.

Government earmarks cash to rebuild 3000 homes Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:07 AM PDT States and regions affected by natural disaster will receive government funding for rehabilitation next year. U Maung Win, director of the Department of Rural Development of the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rural Development, said the funds would be enough to restore 3000 rural homes.

Workers demand sack for Korean boss after altercation Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:03 AM PDT Workers at the World Jin garment factory have accused their South Korean manager of trying to beat his female staffers over a wage dispute – a charge he denies.

More rain expected through cool season Posted: 23 Oct 2015 12:02 AM PDT Rain will continue to fall even after the end of the wet season, with at least three storms expected during November, forecasters warn. U Kyaw Lwin Oo, director of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, said the culprits were typhoon remnants and rain-processing systems to the east and west.

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