Shortcomings in education and awareness campaigning dampened voter interest in the 1 April by-election and resulted in lower turnout than Burma’s 2015 general election, the Myanmar Election Observation Network says.

Shortcomings in education and awareness campaigning dampened voter interest in the 1 April by-election and resulted in lower turnout than Burma’s 2015 general election, the Myanmar Election Observation Network says.
The USDP noted that the NLD won 81 percent of the vote in 2015, but just 47 percent in last week’s by-elections.
President Htin Kyaw and First Lady Su Su Lwin departed for China on Thursday morning for a visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart.
China has shifted its position in a lengthy dispute with Burma over the building of the $3.6 billion dam, signalling its willingness to abandon the project in exchange for other…