UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the Burmese military junta's effort to make the upcoming election inclusive, free and fair is “frustrating” and “disappointing.”

Differences emerge among the key-veto members of the UN Security Council after the 15-member body was briefed on the current situation in Burma in a closed-door session.

Leaders of the National League for Democracy remain confused over how to decide on the fate of the party.

Fifteen more parties have confirmed that they will register to take part in this year's election.

Forty-four percent of respondents to an Irrawaddy survey say the NLD should not participate in the election, while 39 percent said it should.

A new Arakan political party, under the name Union of Myanmar National Force Arakan State Party, says it will register to compete in the election, according to party chairman Aye Kyaing.

Detained National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected her party's participation in the polls, but she is leaving the final decision to her party, said her lawyer, Nyan Win, after meeting Suu Kyi on Tuesday.

The supreme court in Rangoon rejects an attempt by the NLD to sue Snr-Gen Than Shwe for implementing unfair election laws.

Two political parties—the 88 Generation Students of the Union of Myanmar and the Union of Myanmar National Political Force—become the first to register in Naypyidaw.

An official at the US embassy in Bangkok says Burma's election law must be amended, and reiterated calls for the release of political prisoners and an inclusive dialogue.