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Rangoon Mayor's Support for Mosque Overruled

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RANGOON—Tension between Muslims and Buddhists in a Rangoon township rise following following Mayor Aung Thein Lin's change of policy to allow a mosque to be built in the township, which has now been overruled by another government agency.
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Illegal USDP Campaign Tactics

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The Union Solidarity and Development Party's (USDP) campaign methods have received widespread criticism in Burma and from abroad, with observers citing gross abuses by the regime-backed party
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USDP Blatantly Flouts Election Law

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Members of the Union Solidarity and Development Pary (USDP) led by Burma's current Prime Minister are sticking posters in front of people's houses in South Dagon township and Thaketa townships,
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Former UN Rights Officials Call for Burma Inquiry

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WASHINGTON — Two top former human rights officials of the United Nations on Tuesday urged the European Union to support the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry to investigate war crimes
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EU-Asia Summit Urges Release of Burma Prisoners

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BRUSSELS — Leaders of 48 Asian and European countries urged the military junta of Burma to release political prisoners before general elections next month.
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Election Uncertainty Brings Trade Downturn

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Rangood-based merchants say trade has slowed as traders face uncertainty regarding the Nov. 7 election.

After the government announced the election, many traders reduced their investments, said Rangoon-based merchants.
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Six Parties Form Pro-democracy Alliance

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Six Burmese political parties have joined in alliance to increase the chances of their pro-democracy candidates being elected on Nov. 7.
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How Will Post-election Burma Look?

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BANGKOK—The run-up to Burma's Nov. 7 election has left observers and policy wonks wondering whether the vote will facilitate some opening-up inside the military-ruled country, despite the seemingly overwhelming bias in favor of the army and its allies.
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Journal Suspended For Cartoon

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Burma’s censorship board suspended the Rangoon-based weekly, The Favourite Journal from publication for two weeks for publishing a cartoon the censorship board alleges was joking about Read More the junta-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP).
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Rangoon Mayor Says USDP Using State Funds

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RANGOON — In conducting its campaign activities, the junta's proxy party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), is paving roads and digging wells using state funds and property—according to a recent briefing to local media by the Rangoon mayor.
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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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