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USDP blasts NLD for ‘rampant’ crime
A newspaper published by Burma’s former ruling party claims that crime has sharply risen in the less than five months that the NLD has been in power.
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A newspaper published by Burma’s former ruling party claims that crime has sharply risen in the less than five months that the NLD has been in power.
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The new journal, published by former USDP lawmaker “Bullet” Hla Swe, targets both the ruling NLD and its military-backed predecessor.
As the USDP leadership calls for greater unity, more than half the party’s central committee members say an emergency meeting is needed to discuss a recent purge.
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A member of the rival USDP, Thura Aung Ko is an unlikely NLD ally, but as a minister in the newly formed cabinet, he vows to put country before party.
Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Suu Kyi will form a cabinet of technocrats, including ethnic minority representatives and at least one member of the vanquished USDP.
Poets have long expressed the mood of Burma’s repressed people through verse. Now, 11 of them, all representing the NLD, will help write the nation’s laws.
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Burma’s president and military commander-in-chief met Suu Kyi today for talks billed as the first steps towards the transfer of power.
Ethnic issues Kachin Lead Story News
Amidst an ongoing clash between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army, DVB spoke to KIA representative La Nan.
Heavyweights from the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) have cast their ballot in Burma’s historic general election.
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The ruling party has staked much of its legacy on its building works, from roads to agriculture to the restoration of holy sites.
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Over a hundred Burmese voters living in Singapore flew to Rangoon on Friday to cast their ballots before polls close over the weekend.
2015 Elections Arakan Ethnic issues Lead Story News Politics
Kaman Muslims in Arakan State who have lost citizenship rights after being caught up in sectarian violence are hoping the elections will change their fate.
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On DVB Debate’s National Election Debate, senior members from across the political spectrum met at the Inya Lake Hotel in Rangoon on 4 November to champion their policies ahead of the 8 November general election.
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Just five days after opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held a rally at Thuwanna pagoda, the ruling Union and Solidarity Development Party attracted roughly 10,000 people decked out in green at the very same spot for their own final campaign push.
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Burma opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said she would rather lose the election than win through scandals as she campaigned in her constituency on the fringes of Burma’s commercial capital, Rangoon on Saturday.
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Burma’s most senior military official instructed fellow officers on Tuesday to keep army interests in mind when casting their ballots next month.
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Myat Nu Khine, an independent candidate in Pegu constituency, has been arrested and charged for her alleged involvement in a protest last year.
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Kaman National Progressive Party vice chairman Hla Toe talks about his party’s campaign, the problems of the Kaman Muslims and Burma’s political future.
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Shwe Mann, the former USDP chairman and current house speaker, has spoken out against the “abuse of religion” for political gain in a campaign rally.
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Khin Ma Ma Myo discusses politics in Burma, and the military’s continued control over the ministries of defence, home affairs and border security.
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“We not only raise issues in the parliament but are also providing help to locals at our own financial expense so rural areas such as yours should consider the individual that is running,” said USDP candidate Khin Swe.
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Thein Sein portrayed himself as a champion of free speech in a video posted on Facebook, fuelling speculation he is aiming for a second term as President.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics Suu Kyi
Leading activists and academics in Burma are rallying behind opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of the November elections, hoping that a win for her party will force the military to loosen its grip on power.
Senior Burmese government official Aung Thaung has been airlifted to Singapore for emergency medical treatment after suffering a severe stroke.
Elections Lead Story News Parliament
The lower house of parliament decides to continue using the “first-past-the-post” (FPTP) voting system in future elections.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Parliament
Burma’s lower house passed an emergency proposal denouncing the US for blacklisting Aung Thaung, a prominent member of Burma’s former military regime.
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A USDP spokesman rejects reports that Burma’s ruling party was involved in axing this year’s by-elections, but said that he believes the decision to cancel polling was “sensible”.
Constitution Lead Story News Politics
The ruling USDP sits for its own Central Committee meeting in Naypyidaw where it will debate proposals for constitutional reform.
Departure of regional minister for planning, less than 3 weeks before parliament reconvenes, put down to personal problems
Second vote to fill empty parliamentary seats mooted for later this year, with 11 parties agreeing to form allied front