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• Crowd cheers vote count in Mandalay after fears of rigging
• Voters arrive early in Mingalar Taung Nyunt
• Commander votes on behalf of election police officer in Kokang
• "Asian politicians are sore losers": Damaso G. Magbual, ANFREL Head of Mission
• Senior general promises to respect result, warns public to do the same
• Military voters line up in Mandalay
• Military watches over some voters in Taunggyi
• Soldiers step out of uniforms, into polling stations in Shan State
• Counting begins as some polling stations stay open
• Slander letters against NLD were distributed in Mandalay

Crowd cheers vote count in Mandalay after fears of rigging Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:06 AM PST To cheers and boos from the watching public, electoral officials in a Mandalay Region township are counting votes one by one in public. The unusual counting method was adopted to allay fears that unqualified voters had been trucked in to rig the result.

Voters arrive early in Mingalar Taung Nyunt Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:25 AM PST By 9:30AM today, most voters in Yangon Region's Mingalar Taung Nyunt township had already cast their votes. Most of the rest seemed to be patiently queuing to do so.

Commander votes on behalf of election police officer in Kokang Posted: 08 Nov 2015 03:01 AM PST A member of an election police unit in the Kokang region has told The Myanmar Times that his superior cast an advance vote on their behalf.

"Asian politicians are sore losers": Damaso G. Magbual, ANFREL Head of Mission Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:28 AM PST The Myanmar Times sat down with Damaso G. Magbual, Head of Mission of ANFREL (Asian Network for Free Elections)

Senior general promises to respect result, warns public to do the same Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:51 AM PST Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has promised to respect the outcome of today's landmark election, and said he wants the party that people can "really depend on" to win.

Military voters line up in Mandalay Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:11 AM PST Inside the moat of Mandalay's iconic royal palace, hundreds of mostly military voters are casting their ballots.

Military watches over some voters in Taunggyi Posted: 07 Nov 2015 11:43 PM PST There is was overt military security as voters - soldiers, military families and local civilians - lined up to vote in at least one polling station on the outskirts of the Shan State capital of Taunggyi.

Soldiers step out of uniforms, into polling stations in Shan State Posted: 07 Nov 2015 11:13 PM PST Hundreds of soldiers queued up this morning to cast votes at Eastern command University of Technology and Computer Science compound polling station number 2, in Hopone district, southern Shan state, where 3,500 military voters were registered to cast their ballot.

Counting begins as some polling stations stay open Posted: 07 Nov 2015 10:29 PM PST Myanmar's most inclusive elections in 25 years appeared assured of a high turnout on Sunday as long and anxious queues of voters formed early in the day. The military commander said he would respect the result.

Slander letters against NLD were distributed in Mandalay Posted: 07 Nov 2015 09:00 PM PST The National League for Democracy claims a slander campaign is being waged against it in Mandalay's Na Hto Gyi township, with unknown persons repeatedly distributing pamphlets alleging that the party is backed by Muslims.

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