Burma bars elections in ‘troubled’ areas

Several areas of Burma will be barred from taking part in November’s general election, state media have reported.

State television said the electoral commission had decided that the vote in a number of townships in five states would not be free and fair [...]

September 17, 2010 | Tags: Kachin State, Karen State, Karenni State, Mon State, Shan State, Union Election Commission | Read more >>

EC rejects individual Kachin candidates

After previously rejecting the registration application of the Kachin State Progressive Party (KSPP), Burma’s Election Commission (EC) has now rejected the applications of 14 leading KSPP members, including its founder Tu Ja, who alternatively applied to run as individuals.

September 17, 2010 | Tags: Kachin Independence Organization, Kachin State, Kachin State Progressive Party, Union Election Commission | Read more >>

Interview: No justice in our country, Kachin party leader says

The Union Election Commission (UEC) said in July that the Kachin State Progressive Party (KSPP) was ineligible to register because of connections with armed ceasefire group, the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO), and also banned its members from contesting in the polls on November 7 as independent candidates… KSPP secretary Tu Raw spoke to Mizzima’s correspondent Phanida about these issues and why the party had been forced “to live on only in our hearts”.[...]

September 16, 2010 | Tags: Kachin State, Kachin State Progressive Party, Union Election Commission, Union Solidarity and Development Party, Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State | Read more >>

USDP offers cash for votes in Puta-O

In an age old practice the Burmese military junta backed Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) is distributing money to people to vote during the forthcoming election, while campaigning in Kachin State, Northern Burma[...]

June 25, 2010 | Tags: Electioneering, Kachin State, Union Solidarity and Development Party | Read more >>