The Arakan National Party will hold a meeting of members of its Central Executive Committee to discuss the resignation letter submitted by its chairman, Aye Maung, who officially signalled his intention to leave the party earlier this week.

In a development certain to shake up the political arena in Rakhine State and beyond, the leader of the Arakan National Party has submitted a letter of resignation, throwing one of Burma’s most prominent ethnic political parties into further disarray.

Burma’s Union Election Commission has allowed the registration of the Arakan League for Democracy, re-establishing a political party that was a formidable competitor in national polls 27 years ago but may further fracture ethnic Arakanese political solidarity in future votes.

UEC throws out USDP claim that Suu Kyi and other party leaders used state media to campaign during by-election.

Diana Hunyh examines the historical and contemporary controversy of the Rangoon University Student Union.

Renaud Egreteau argues that potential dissidents within the National League for Democracy are unlikely to gain influence in the near term.