As the junta’s electoral watchdog collects absentee votes, members of the party the regime is backing in national elections on Sunday are visiting homes in ....
Election 2010
Riot police surround ‘no-vote’ campaigners in Rangoon
Riot police in the Rangoon suburb of North Okkalapa surrounded “no-vote” campaigners yesterday as they attempted to distribute information about Burma’s ...
Junta poised to hold power until parliaments convened
Burma’s ruling military junta will hold on to power until the country’s various parliaments are convened after the election, the Agriculture and ...
Political prisoners hold little hope of release before polls
Burmese elections next month cannot be presumed free and fair unless the military junta releases all political prisoners prior to November elections and ...
Last Updated ( Thursday, 28 October 2010 01:33 )
Media alliance urges press freedom during elections
Thirty-three media organisations from across the globe are appealing to the Burmese government to respect the rights of Burmese citizens, and ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 October 2010 16:30 )
Businessmen voters remain undecided
The following is the fifth in a series featuring opinions from a cross-section of Burmese society on the nation’s political climate and the upcoming ...
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:48 )
Elections and the role of ‘private’ publishers
Local and international media have Burma under a microscope as the 2010 general elections draw near, with constant news, analyses, articles and ...
Last Updated ( Monday, 25 October 2010 21:04 )
Rangoon, Mandalay women express apathy over polls
The following is the fourth in a series featuring opinions from a cross-section of Burmese society, inside and outside the country, on the nation’s political climate and ...
Political parties are embracing Web 2.0 for a broader canvass
At least five political parties in Burma have created Facebook accounts and website to canvass for votes, web searches ...
Chin to cast votes for ethnic parties
Most of the seven Chin interviewees from five townships in Chin State were uninterested in the forthcoming election, but would cast their votes for Chin ethnic parties, ...
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Since October this year, Burma has been in a state of civil war, with fighting between Burmese military and armed ethnic rebels. The ruling junta started a crackdown on these armed groups.
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