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Myanmar's Top Election Commission Official Shot Dead By Rebel Fighters
The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.
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Internet Shut Down In Myanmar As Thousands Protest Military Coup
Myanmar's junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week's coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Car Horns, Striking Pans Heard In Protest To Military Coup In Myanmar
The sound of vehicle horns and pans being struck were heard around Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on Tuesday in protest at a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, Reuters witnesses said.
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Myanmar's Opposition Party Wins All 12 of First Seats Declared
Myanmar's The party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi won all 12 of the parliamentary seats declared in the first round of results after Sunday's general election, according to the country's election commission.
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Suu Kyi Party Says on Track to Win Over 70 Per Cent of Seats in Myanmar Poll
Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said today it was set to claim over 70 percent of seats following Myanmar's election, a tally that could sweep it to power after decades of military dominance.
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Voting Underway in Myanmar's First Free Election for 25 Years
Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar's first free nationwide election in 25 years, the Southeast Asian nation's biggest stride yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship.
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Thousands Rally in Myanmar as Attacked Candidate Leaves Hospital
A Myanmar opposition lawmaker whose attack had raised fears of instability ahead of historic elections left hospital today, parading through the streets with thousands of cheering supporters.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Looks Set to Win Myanmar Election, But Problems Loom
When Aung San Suu Kyi's candidate emerges at a campaign rally in southern Myanmar, the crowd bursts into cheers and showers him with flowers, confident that the opposition will prevail this weekend after decades of struggle against military rulers.
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Myanmar Opposition Says Blocked From Campaigning in Island Seat
Opposition candidates for one of Myanmar's smallest constituencies are being blocked from visiting the remote island chain, a party spokesman said today, just weeks ahead of elections billed as the country's freest in decades.
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In Myanmar, Young Programmers Launch First-Ever Election App
Huddled in an open-plan office atop a tower block in Yangon's scruffy downtown, a group of teenagers in jeans and T-shirts sifts through the list of candidates in Myanmar's election and stares at their computer screens and mobile phones.
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Myanmar to Hold General Election on November 8: Poll Officials
Myanmar officials today announced November 8 as the date for a historic general election set to be the first contested by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition in a quarter of a century.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Party to Decide 'Soon' on Contesting Myanmar Polls
Aung San Suu Kyi said today that her opposition party would shortly decide whether to contest crucial elections in Myanmar later this year as it battles to change the constitution barring her from the presidency.
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Yangon Votes for First Time in 60 Years
Residents of Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon went to the polls today for the first municipal elections in six decades, with voters hoping for change as the city booms, despite knowing little about the candidates or their policies.
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Barack Obama Holds Talks With Myanmar Democracy Champion Aung San Suu Kyi
US President Barack Obama began talks on Friday with Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, in a show of support for the opposition leader as the nation turns towards elections next year with uncertainty over the direction of reforms.
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Myanmar's Opposition party shakes up leadership
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been elected head of the new executive board of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy, as the party has a makeover to adjust itself to the country's new democratic framework.
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Myanmar's Top Election Commission Official Shot Dead By Rebel Fighters
The deputy head of Myanmar's election commission was shot dead in Yangon on Saturday by rebel fighters, the military said, in the latest killing of a high-profile individual linked to the country's junta.
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Internet Shut Down In Myanmar As Thousands Protest Military Coup
Myanmar's junta shut down the internet in the country on Saturday as thousands of people took to the streets of Yangon to denounce this week's coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
-
Car Horns, Striking Pans Heard In Protest To Military Coup In Myanmar
The sound of vehicle horns and pans being struck were heard around Myanmar's biggest city Yangon on Tuesday in protest at a military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's elected government, Reuters witnesses said.
-
Myanmar's Opposition Party Wins All 12 of First Seats Declared
Myanmar's The party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi won all 12 of the parliamentary seats declared in the first round of results after Sunday's general election, according to the country's election commission.
-
Suu Kyi Party Says on Track to Win Over 70 Per Cent of Seats in Myanmar Poll
Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said today it was set to claim over 70 percent of seats following Myanmar's election, a tally that could sweep it to power after decades of military dominance.
-
Voting Underway in Myanmar's First Free Election for 25 Years
Voting began on Sunday in Myanmar's first free nationwide election in 25 years, the Southeast Asian nation's biggest stride yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship.
-
Thousands Rally in Myanmar as Attacked Candidate Leaves Hospital
A Myanmar opposition lawmaker whose attack had raised fears of instability ahead of historic elections left hospital today, parading through the streets with thousands of cheering supporters.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Looks Set to Win Myanmar Election, But Problems Loom
When Aung San Suu Kyi's candidate emerges at a campaign rally in southern Myanmar, the crowd bursts into cheers and showers him with flowers, confident that the opposition will prevail this weekend after decades of struggle against military rulers.
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Myanmar Opposition Says Blocked From Campaigning in Island Seat
Opposition candidates for one of Myanmar's smallest constituencies are being blocked from visiting the remote island chain, a party spokesman said today, just weeks ahead of elections billed as the country's freest in decades.
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In Myanmar, Young Programmers Launch First-Ever Election App
Huddled in an open-plan office atop a tower block in Yangon's scruffy downtown, a group of teenagers in jeans and T-shirts sifts through the list of candidates in Myanmar's election and stares at their computer screens and mobile phones.
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Myanmar to Hold General Election on November 8: Poll Officials
Myanmar officials today announced November 8 as the date for a historic general election set to be the first contested by Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition in a quarter of a century.
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Aung San Suu Kyi Party to Decide 'Soon' on Contesting Myanmar Polls
Aung San Suu Kyi said today that her opposition party would shortly decide whether to contest crucial elections in Myanmar later this year as it battles to change the constitution barring her from the presidency.
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Yangon Votes for First Time in 60 Years
Residents of Myanmar's commercial hub Yangon went to the polls today for the first municipal elections in six decades, with voters hoping for change as the city booms, despite knowing little about the candidates or their policies.
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Barack Obama Holds Talks With Myanmar Democracy Champion Aung San Suu Kyi
US President Barack Obama began talks on Friday with Myanmar's democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi, in a show of support for the opposition leader as the nation turns towards elections next year with uncertainty over the direction of reforms.
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Myanmar's Opposition party shakes up leadership
Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been elected head of the new executive board of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy, as the party has a makeover to adjust itself to the country's new democratic framework.
