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• Muse residents still confused over voter lists
• All calm in Taunggyi on election eve
• Election to go ahead under martial law, commission vows
• Parliament likely to see more women than ever before
• Kachin candidates campaign for peace, federalism

Muse residents still confused over voter lists Posted: 07 Nov 2015 07:07 AM PST The head of the election commission in Muse District on the border with China has denied that migrants will be able to vote without showing evidence of having resided in the trading town for the requisite 180 days, despite rumours to the contrary and rumours about polling rules.

All calm in Taunggyi on election eve Posted: 07 Nov 2015 06:34 AM PST At the district headquarters of the Union Electoral Commission in the Shan state capital of Taunggyi, chair U Tin Oo is running an operation that appears to be a model of efficiency.

Election to go ahead under martial law, commission vows Posted: 07 Nov 2015 06:04 AM PST The election will go ahead in nearly all of Kokang region tomorrow, despite concerns about the threat posed by ethnic insurgents, senior officials in the area have told The Myanmar Times.

Parliament likely to see more women than ever before Posted: 07 Nov 2015 01:26 AM PST When Myanmar goes to the polls on November 8 for what are being billed as the first democratic elections in decades, voters will have the chance to choose from almost eight times as many female candidates as in the previous national elections of 2010.

Kachin candidates campaign for peace, federalism Posted: 07 Nov 2015 12:45 AM PST Candidates in Kachin State are campaigning on a similar platform – seeking peace and federal government, regardless of party affiliation.

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