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Burma
Ethnic parties say the Election Commission has ignored their concerns over a proposed legal change that would make it easier for Burmese workers to vote in ethnic states.
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Burma
The leader of Myanmar’s Catholic community, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, has called for the Constitution’s ban on voting by members of religious orders to be scrapped.
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Burma
The Election Commission says parties are barred from campaigning in military cantonments for the 2020 election and polling will no longer be conducted inside barracks.
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Burma
Former Union president and current USDP chairman U Thein Sein will campaign for the opposition party ahead of this year’s election, a party spokesman said.
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Books
The memoirs of two senior figures in Myanmar’s ex-military government shed light on the junta’s machinations, and expose the cracks in the monolithic image it projected.
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Commentary
Myanmar’s people welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping, but he has work to do if China truly wants to write a new chapter in the countries’ bilateral relationship.
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Burma
Commerce Minister Dr. Than Myint has denied claims the government’s decision to issue officials permits to import cars tax-free was politically motivated.
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Editorial
In this election year, we must be honest about the scope of the challenges that Myanmar faces, but let’s also continue to hope for progress toward peace and prosperity.
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Asia
In November’s polls, voters in Hong Kong’s historically pro-China ‘Little Shanghai’ district handed victories to young pro-democratic candidates in four of five seats.
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Asia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP concedes defeat in Jharkhand state election amid a deadly wave of protests against a new citizenship law deemed anti-Muslim.
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World
Britain’s Conservatives on course for resounding election victory as UK voters back Brexit; Labour's Corbyn says he will step down.
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Guest Column
Defending Myanmar against genocide charges in The Hague, the State Counselor finds herself in a position she could not have imagined just a few years ago.
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Burma
Myanmar Parliament will be able to vote on legislation to amend the Constitution before its current term ends, Speaker says.
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Burma
Hong Kong's Cross-Harbor Tunnel reopens after two weeks; security personnel comb Polytechnic University for any remaining anti-government protesters.
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News
Pro-democracy candidates in Hong Kong score landslide win in council elections as residents vote in record numbers amid political crisis over China’s role in city.
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