The Burmese junta canvasses Rangoon and Irrawaddy Division to collect the name and location of potential voters prior to the election.

The red and white sign at the front of Burma's main opposition party, the National League for Democracy, headquarters in Rangoon will disappear in the next 15 days.

Nineteen political parties to date have registered for this year's general election in Burma; however, the leading parties say they will not compete.

Several registered political parties say they appreciate the Burmese media in exile and their coverage of the political process in Burma.

Burma’s Union Election Commission recently organized a two-day training in Naypyidaw for government officials who are to be appointed polling station officials.

The heads of state and foreign ministers at the 16th  annual Asean summit in Hanoi issue statements calling on Burma to hold credible and fair elections, but take no actions that help to ensure the outcome.

The National League for Democracy says it will not take down signs and insignia from outside the party's Rangoon headquarters after May 7.

Two parties, the Union Democratic Party (UDP) and the Chin National Party (CNP),  submit applications to the Union Election Commission to take part in the national election later this year.

Detained Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told her lawyers that she is happy with her party's decision not to register.

The Mandalay office of the National League for Democracy closes after local authorities apply pressure on the landlord.