YANGON — Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy government are gearing up for their first electoral test since taking power last year, with April 1 by-elections looming for a small number of parliamentary seats. “Many of the vacant seats are in the NLD’s stronghold areas,” noted Nay Yan Oo, a Myanmar analyst at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. The seats being contested were vacated when their occupants were appointed to various roles in the NLD government. Regulations require that lawmakers who join the administration must give up their parliamentary seats. There are 18 seats at stake, with 95 candidates from 24 parties seeking the support of 2 million voters.
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Punishments reduced, but Burma’s harsh online law remains – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/burma/punishments-reduced-burmas-harsh-online-law-remains.html RANGOON — Burma’s restrictive Electronic Transactions Law, under which political dissidents were in the past imprisoned for sending...
Student army marks 8888 anniversary by signing truce with Govt – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/41832 RANGOON – The Burma government and the All Burma Students’ Democratic Front (ABSDF) announced a truce on Saturday...
Minister attends 1988 Burma uprising ceremony, donates to leaders – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/41546 RANGOON — Marking a day shy of 25 years since Burmese students took to the streets in defiance...
Evasive and divisive: Myanmar probe into Rakhine violence falls short – The Edge Review
pdf/digital versions here – http://www.theedgereview.com/ Yangon – The Muslims listening weren’t happy. Five of the 27 original members of...
Rohingya leaders angered by official Arakan report – The Irrawaddy
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/33264 RANGOON — Rohingya leaders have reacted angrily to the findings of the official investigation into a wave of...
In surprise amnesty, Myanmar releases high-profile political prisoners – Christian Science Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2012/0113/In-surprise-amnesty-Myanmar-releases-high-profile-political-prisoners BANGKOK, THAILAND – Myanmar’s government today freed hundreds of political prisoners in a landmark release that could see Western...