Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein's Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) was approved by the Election Commission to contest in the upcoming general election, the state-run newspaper The New L
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In preparation for the upcoming election, Burmese authorities have tasked 600 schoolteachers in Rangoon Division with the mission of organizing voter lists and inputting the information on computers,
The process will take at least two months. The completed voter lists will be sent to the election commission, the schoolteacher said. According to a report by the Rangoon-based Eleven Media Group, the
“If we ever get the opportunity to meet with the commission we will have so many questions to ask,” said Thu Wai, the chairman of the Rangoon-based Democratic Party, speaking to The Irrawaddy on Monda
Months after applying for party registration, ethnic Kachin political parties say they have still not received permission from Burma's election commission to contest this year's election, leading some
Burma's Election Commission (EC) appears to be approving only ethnic parties with close ties to the ruling junta to run in this year's election, while barring other parties linked to anti-regime group
Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) members are offering low-income workers and farmers in Rangoon small “loans,” which are seen as support for government-backed political candidates,
Several ethnic party leaders who will participate in Burma's election this year say they will fight for freedom even if the 2008 Constitution is flawed and undemocratic. “We will fight in the election
Members of the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) are being favored for selection as members of election sub-commissions in wards and village tracts for the election to b
A leading member of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) has told visiting Australian officials that the newly formed party has sufficient finances because it has inherited funds from the
The Yangon [Rangoon] City Development Committee (YCDC) in the eastern district of Rangoon has filed a law suit against a new political party that sought donations from people in public markets in Nort
Amid accusations that the USDP has been using state resources, the Burmese junta has moved to declare the party's assets separate from those owned by the USDA. The office of the Burmese military regim
With the possibility of polls being held in October looking increasingly unlikely, political sources say the junta may push the election date back to December. The Burmese military junta may extend th
Independent Kachin leaders have launched a third appeal to the Election Committee to register the Kachin State Progressive Party. Leaders of the Kachin State Progressive Party (KSPP) traveled to Naypy
The regime-sponsored civic organization Union Solidarity and Development Association starts the process of “abolishing” itself after transferring all its property to its political proxy, the Union Sol
State-run newspapers on Saturday reported that the registration of the UDPKS has been approved. It is the first Kachin political party to be approved by the commission. Tu Ja’s Kachin State Progressiv
The transformation of the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) into the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is clear evidence that Burma’s military regime does not intend to h
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) led by Thein Sein, the Burmese prime minister, has outlined a wide range of tactics—including the use of cadres of hardcore criminals—aimed at achievi