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Decision Time Approaches for the NLD

By AUNG NAING OO Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Burma's National League for Democracy should consider the facts and the long term perspective when deciding whether to contest this year's election.
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Than Shwe Mulls his Future Role

By AUNG ZAW Friday, March 19, 2010
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Snr-Gen Than Shwe's election forces him to make important choices about his own future.
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Asean Must Speak with One Voice on Burma's Election

By AUNG ZAW Thursday, March 18, 2010
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While individual voices within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are heard criticizing Burma's election laws, the bloc needs to be united in calling for a free and fair poll.

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Clinging to ‘Dwifungsi’

By AUNG NAING OO Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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AUNG NAING OO asks if Burma's new Constitution has finally succeeded in justifying the armed forces' claim to a dual role as defenders and rulers of the nation.
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The Election Law: Not So Free and Fair

By AUNG ZAW Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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The regime's election law offers further evidence that the poll planned for this year will be far from free, fair and inclusive.
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Quotable

Nyan_win80"Once her [Aung San Suu Kyi's] sentence expires in November, and that notion is not disputed, it is our understanding that she will have served her sentence."
—Nyan Win, the foreign minister of Burma

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