Multiparty democracy general elections will take place on 7 November 2010, which is a golden opportunity for the people to shape their own future. It is therefore to vote for candidates capable of serving the interest of the nation and the people. A democratic nation will be built with the representatives-elect. So, constituents should be wise to make the right choice. (more…)

The Burmese regime has reportedly already selected several former high-ranking military officials as the future chief ministers for regional and state governments to be formed after the Nov. 7 election. (more…)

People showed their rejection of the upcoming junta-run election by pasting up posters today in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, northern Burma, according to civilian activists. (more…)

POLITICAL analysts have called on parties to reconsider the use of traditional organisational structures after a democratic political grouping was wracked by infighting within two weeks of its formation. (more…)

Mae Sot, Thailand—For six years, Thiha Yazar was isolated from the world in a prison cell in eastern Burma. The prison guards had been ordered not to communicate with him. (more…)

Jakarta – As Myanmar’s first election in 20 years loses credibility, experts and activists are urging other ASEAN members to ask Myanmar to loosen up on restrictions on poll observers. (more…)

Rwanda and Syria joined a list of the 10 most repressive countries toward journalists alongside North Korea, Myanmar, China and Iran, according to a global media watchdog which warned Tuesday that the crackdown on reporters in authoritarian countries is worsening. (more…)

Looming elections in Burma will only be credible if opposition leaders and ethnic minorities can fully participate, the UN’s special rapporteur to Burma has said. (more…)

Beijing – Myanmar’s secretive election is still a few weeks off, but one winner is already clear: China. (more…)

On November 7 Burma goes to the polls, for the first time in twenty years. The elections will be neither free nor fair, and are likely to result in military-dominated national and provincial administrations. However, a large number of independent parties will participate, hoping that this imperfect process will at least bring some change, slowly opening up accountability and political debate in a country dominated by the military for half a century. Will the polls have the minimal credibility for them to be endorsed by western countries? China, India andother regional powers are likely to have fewer scruples. (more…)

Bangkok – As military-ruled Burma heads towards its first general election in two decades in November, its citizens are tuning in to their enduring faith in the old communication order – the power of the radio. (more…)

Yangon – Fearful voters and veiled military threats ahead of Myanmar’s first election in two decades have turned the campaign trail into a largely one-sided show overwhelmingly in favour of proxies for the ruling army. (more…)

Burma’s foreign minister Nyan Win faces no competition in the Pegu division constituency he is running in for the 7 November elections after two other parties withdrew. (more…)

A Burmese ethnic militia group, the Kachin Independence Army, is in a tense stand-off with the army following the arrest of three of its members. (more…)

Bangkok — More than half of all deaths in violence-ravaged eastern Myanmar are from treatable illnesses, with the junta blocking access to healthcare, according to a study published Tuesday. (more…)

Jakarta – Indonesia on Monday criticized Myanmar’s decision to deny access to international poll observers and foreign journalists to cover its Nov. 7 general elections. (more…)

Burma is coming in for international criticism over its decision to bar foreign diplomats and reporters from entering the country to observe its November 7 election. (more…)

Washington — The special UN rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma in his latest report said there is little potential for the Nov. 7 Burmese election to bring meaningful change in the country that has remained under military rule for more than 40 years. (more…)

Tokyo – Refugees from Myanmar who recently arrived in Japan practiced the Japanese language and learned about Japanese customs and community rules in Tokyo on Tuesday as they prepare to integrate themselves into Japanese society. (more…)

Myanmar’s military government will hold a multi-party election on Nov. 7, its first in two decades in a country that has not seen democracy for 48 years. (more…)