Restrictions on political parties assembling and giving speeches have again been published by the Burmese Election Commission in a state-run newspaper in Rangoon on Thursday.

The November 7 election is likely to be ignored in areas controlled by Burma's ceasefire groups, according to ethnic sources.

Stickers bearing the portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urging people not to vote in the November election are appearing throughout Rangoon.

Burma's election will be insignificant without the participation of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to Htay Kywe, one of the imprisoned leaders of the 88

A majority of Rangoon residents said they will not vote in the Nov. 7 election, while others are expressing little interest in the political parties contesting the election.

As the election approaches, Burma's military regime has imposed even tighter restrictions on domestic media and censored more election-related articles and information about political parties.

“Let's go to the polling station!” blares the election campaign jingle on state-run TV and radio since the regime set the general election date.

Although the date of the Burmese election is now known, three Kachin political parties are still waiting for a decision on their application for registration. 

RANGOON — Burma's first election in two decades will be held Nov. 7, the junta announced Friday, setting the wheels in motion for a long-awaited event that critics have dismissed as a sham designed to cement military rule.

RANGOON—Burma's Election Commission has designated constituencies for the national and regional parliaments, state media announced yesterday, moving a step closer toward the general election promised for sometime this year.