August 30: Rangoon Division National League for Democracy (NLD) memers have been holding a 4-day long annual meeting in order to consolidate unity within the party, receive new members and make preparations for the coming NLD national meeting.

“In order to have the internal party unity, we are planning not to lose contacts with organisations at every level, to dutifully carry out duties assigned and to openly discuss what is in the heart regarding relationship between the grassroot and the top,” Rangoon Division NLD secreatry Dr. Win Naing told DVB.

“Mainly, we are trying to strengthen the forces within Rangoon Division. From there, we used to have to have ward and village organising groups. But because of the oppression, control and restrictions, ward and village organisations are quite quite weak. But we still have ward and village organising members.”