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• NLD claims voter list massively inflated
• Pressure builds over advance voting
• SNLD claims commission misled on security
• Ministry recovers K4 billion in debts
• ‘Rotten boroughs’, packed townships leave a confusing electoral landscape
• Kayah State: Will history repeat on Nov 8?
• ‘We will vote using the Braille system’: Ma Naw Htee Ywar Mue
• First results posted two days after vote
• UEC cancels voting in two more Shan townships
• USDP tops poll for election handouts: watchdog

NLD claims voter list massively inflated Posted: 28 Oct 2015 07:35 AM PDT Nearly half the names on the voters' list of a Mandalay city township should not be there, the local National League for Democracy candidate claimed after a door-to-door survey of the constituency found 5248 voters fewer than the 13,973 names on the voters' list.

Pressure builds over advance voting Posted: 28 Oct 2015 07:30 AM PDT As advance voting kicks off tomorrow – officially at least – the Carter Center has reiterated its recommendation to the Union Election Commission to allow groups to "fully" observe the voting process, which remains one of the major points of concern among political parties.

SNLD claims commission misled on security Posted: 28 Oct 2015 07:25 AM PDT The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy has hit out at the Union Election Commission's decision to cancel voting in two townships, accusing it of being misled by a rival party.

Ministry recovers K4 billion in debts Posted: 28 Oct 2015 07:20 AM PDT Relatives and cronies of the former regime still owe the government about K27 billion (US$21.1 million) in unpaid loans, according to the latest announcement by the government.

‘Rotten boroughs’, packed townships leave a confusing electoral landscape Posted: 28 Oct 2015 03:16 AM PDT Blame it on the British colonialists: from "rotten boroughs" with populations of barely 1000 to Yangon's heaving townships with several hundred thousand, Myanmar's electoral system results in a highly uneven representation in parliament that makes predictions of the outcome on November 8 far from certain.

Kayah State: Will history repeat on Nov 8? Posted: 28 Oct 2015 02:00 AM PDT In 2010. micro-constituencies, improbable 100-percent turnouts and thousands of advance votes put tiny Kayah on the electoral map

‘We will vote using the Braille system’: Ma Naw Htee Ywar Mue Posted: 28 Oct 2015 01:50 AM PDT Ma Naw Htee Ywar Mue has been with the Khawechan School for the Blind in Mayangone township for 16 years. On the sidelines of the 24th Mayor's Cup – held on October 15 to mark International White Cane Day, promoting better awareness and support of people with visual impairments – she spoke to Zayar Lin about democracy, disability, and the pros and cons of touching words

First results posted two days after vote Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:37 AM PDT The preliminary results of the election will be posted two days after votes are cast on November 8, the Union Election Commission said at a press conference yesterday.

UEC cancels voting in two more Shan townships Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:37 AM PDT Voting has been cancelled in two more Shan State townships because of fighting between the Tatmadaw and armed ethnic forces, bringing the total number of townships where no elections will be held on November 8 to seven.

USDP tops poll for election handouts: watchdog Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:37 AM PDT All parties bribe voters, but the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party bribes the most, according to an election watchdog. A report released yesterday by the People's Alliance for Credible Elections said the USDP had surpassed its electoral rivals in its distribution of treats such as key chains, foods, drinks, stickers, pins and party flags – and cash.

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