National Unity Party files lawsuit against member of PM’s party alleging foul play as campaigning for elections continues across Burma
Month: September 2010
Forced labour dashes Rohingya elections hope
Pledges of citizenship and development for persecuted Muslim minority thwarted by continued forced labour reports in Arakan state
Anti-trafficking monk given 8 years
Arakanese monk arrested in August at his monastery-cum-orphanage is given an eight-year sentence on obscenity and political activism charges
Junta-run militias ‘controlling drugs trade’
Ethnic armies no longer the dominant force in Burma’s drug industry as experts allege that election candidates are moving in on the trade
More parties cancel election broadcasts
Diversity and Peace Party becomes second party to cancel campaign broadcast after the Election Commission rejects manuscript
Han Shwe, NUP: ‘USDP is competition’
One of Burma’s two main pro-government parties, the National Unity Party (NUP) has announced ahead of the 7 November elections that it will field more than 990 candidates and compete…