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• School students found on village voter list
• USDP denies rumours of U Shwe Mann dismissal
• NLD uses video message to reach Coco Islands voters
• In Hinthada, a tale of two rallies as USDP and NLD go head-to-head
• NLD accuses president of violating constitution
• Two more student leaders face hearing, charges
• In shadow of election, UN to examine human rights record
• Intrepid candidate bids for Mandalay
• Voters fret about unexplained holes in ballots
• One-woman march on capital to free prisoners

School students found on village voter list Posted: 05 Nov 2015 04:50 AM PST Middle-school students' names have been included on the voter list in Mandalay Region's Natogyi township, according to a complaint filed by the National League for Democracy.

USDP denies rumours of U Shwe Mann dismissal Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST The Union Solidarity and Development Party has dismissed as a rumour a report that Thura U Shwe Mann had been fired from the party.

NLD uses video message to reach Coco Islands voters Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST Opposition leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi yesterday urged Coco Islands voters to show courage by voting for her party. In a message delivered by video, the NLD leader called on them to consider the future of the country.

In Hinthada, a tale of two rallies as USDP and NLD go head-to-head Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST Back-to-back rallies for the National League for Democracy and the Union Solidarity and Development Party in Hinthada township, Ayeyarwady Region, showed serious support for the opposition party that will threaten the incumbent candidate, despite his being a hometown hero.

NLD accuses president of violating constitution Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST The National League for Democracy has accused President U Thein Sein of violating the constitution by conducting election campaigns for the Union Solidarity and Development Party, despite being barred from party activities under the 2008 constitution.

Two more student leaders face hearing, charges Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST Two prominent student activists who spent almost eight months in hiding from police are set to appear in court today to face five charges related to education law protests, according to their families.

In shadow of election, UN to examine human rights record Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST Held every four years, the Universal Periodic Review examines progress toward agreed human rights targets

Intrepid candidate bids for Mandalay Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST U Khin Maung Thein is one the few candidates who openly state that he isn't afraid of Buddhist nationalist group Ma Ba Tha. It's quite an assertion for the only Muslim candidate running in Mandalay's five urban townships, and one of just a handful in the whole race.

Voters fret about unexplained holes in ballots Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST In one Magwe Region village, ballot papers have developed a strange feature: holes no one can explain.

One-woman march on capital to free prisoners Posted: 04 Nov 2015 02:30 PM PST A woman is marching alone to Nay Pyi Taw to see President U Thein Sein with a single demand: free prisoners jailed under the Unlawful Associations Act. Daw Nan Mu Kham says she is acting on behalf of those imprisoned for contact with groups that have now been removed from the list of illegal associations after signing the nationwide ceasefire agreement last month.

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