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National League for Democracy offices closed after the 2003 Depayin massacre allowed to reopen, despite possible banning of opposition party
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Analysis
FRANCIS WADE
The opposition party's possible election ban could unleash a new form of resistance against a government that requires the acquiescence of the population
Features
JOSEPH ALLCHIN
The late Karen National Union leader's house on the Thai-Burma border is now a sweatshop; like him, it has fallen victim to myopic greed on behalf of ruling powers
Elections
The opposition party's possible election ban could unleash a new form of resistance against a government that requires the acquiescence of the population