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Irrawaddy people agree with poll boycott: NLD

Mizzima, Sep 01, 2010 / Many Irrawaddy residents and party members have agreed to boycott Burma's first elections in 20 years on November 7, according to National League for Democracy party vice-chairman Tin Oo. His comments came today as he returned from the NLD's first roadshow to Irrawaddy Division in the two decades since it won a landslide victory in Burma's last polls in 1990.

Election rules out Burma democracy

Bangkok Post, Aug 30, 2010 / Burma's two biggest pro-democracy parties running in the upcoming election said Monday they had managed to field just a tenth of the number of candidates put up by the main pro-junta parties.

Myanmar army reshuffle 'biggest in decades': officer

Seven News Ltd, Aug 28, 2010 / A major reshuffle by Myanmar's ruling junta marks the biggest shift within the military in decades, with changes to more than 70 senior army officers' positions, an officer said Saturday.

Senior Burmese military leaders resign to take part in election

Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 27, 2010 / Earlier reports had suggested Gen Shwe had retired from his army post but would remain head of state.

Myanmar junta leader steps down from army: media

Seven News Ltd, Aug 27, 2010 / Myanmar's senior general Than Shwe has stepped down from his position at the head of the country's feared military but will remain head of state, reports by exiled media groups said on Friday.

Diary: Read on no plot spoiler

The Independent - London - UK, Aug 26, 2010 / The publishing world is somewhat bewildered by a set of paparazzi shots that's doing the rounds.

Suu Kyi urges party and public to monitor polls

Mizzima, Aug 26, 2010 / Detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has agreed with her party's decision to boycott Burmese elections on November 7 and urged members and the public to monitor polling fairness, her lawyer said.

Mother Teresa remembered

News from Bangladesh, Aug 25, 2010 / The Indian city of Kolkata will mark today the memory of a diminutive nun, born 100 years ago and half a world away, who became a global symbol of compassion for her work with the sick and destitute.

Myanmar's democracy icon urges supporters not to vote in election

The Earth Times, Aug 25, 2010 / Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has urged her supporters not to vote in this year's general election, opposition sources said Wednesday.

US admits human rights shortcomings in UN report

Vietnam Tribune, Aug 23, 2010 / August 11, 2009 Aung San Suu Kyi has been found GUILTY of "breaking" the terms of her house arrest.

Numbers stacked against Myanmar opposition, party leaders say

The Earth Times, Aug 22, 2010 / Myanmar's pro-democracy parties are set to field candidates in only around half of the constituencies in November's election, due to the limited time and resources available for preparation, political sources said Sunday.

Myanmar lays down tough rules for upcoming polls

Salon.com, Aug 19, 2010 / Myanmar published Thursday stringent rules for November's general election that demand candidates seek permission a week in advance to campaign, do not make speeches that "tarnish" the ruling military or shout slogans at processions.

Election Boycott Campaign Hots Up

The Irrawaddy - Thailand, Aug 17, 2010 / Stickers bearing the portrait of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and urging people not to vote in the November election are appearing throughout Rangoon.

London says Myanmar elections will lack legit

The Oregon Herald - Portland OR, Aug 13, 2010 / London said Myanmar's elections, set Friday for November 7, were designed to keep the military junta in power and would lack all credibility on the international stage.

AP International NewsBrief at 2:52 p.m. EDT

TMCnet, Aug 13, 2010 / A small ramshackle cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey.

Myanmar dissident quits as head of democracy

The Oregon Herald - Portland OR, Aug 05, 2010 / The head of one of Myanmar's newly formed pro-democracy parties resigned Thursday and said he would boycott the country's first elections in two decades because they would not be free and fair.

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Somali MPs killed in suicide bomb attack on Mogadishu hotel Telegraph - London - UK
Telegraph - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ The attack comes amid two days of fighting that have killed at least 40 civilians and wounded more than 130 in the capital according to Ali Muse, the head of Mogadishu's ambulance service.
Plane crashes in Nepal; foreigners among 14 dead The Seattle Times - Seattle WA
The Seattle Times - Seattle WA, Aug 24, 2010/ A small passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain Tuesday outside Nepal's capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.
Cairn Energy narrows loss, sees Greenland promise MarketWatch
MarketWatch, Aug 24, 2010/ Scottish-headquartered oil exploration group Cairn Energy reported Tuesday that it sharply reduced net losses for the first half of the year, saying its first well in Greenland is showing signs of promise.
World stock markets fall as economy worries linger The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL
The Palm Beach Post - Palm Beach FL, Aug 24, 2010/ World stock markets retreated Tuesday as the strong yen knocked Japanese shares and investors anticipated more bad news from U.S. economic reports this week.
Two British hostages survive bus siege carnage as eight are shot dead by rogue cop The Daily Mirror - London - UK
The Daily Mirror - London - UK, Aug 24, 2010/ Two Britons were rescued from a horrifying bus siege in which eight hostages died yesterday after a sacked policeman made a crazed attempt to get his job back.

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" Everyone should speak out if the process is flawed. "
CanadaEast.com, Aug 25, 2010
" People have to speak out if the process is not in accordance with the election law or if it is not balanced. People have to reveal it. The NLD has to reveal it "
Bangkok Post, Aug 24, 2010

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Aung San Suu Kyi (; ; born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese opposition politician and a former General Secretary of the National League for Democracy.

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Myanmar media confirm junta chief retains power

AP posted: Tuesday 08/31/10 05:55 AM EDT

's influence. The polls will take place without the country's leading opposition party, headed by detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, which says the elections are unfair

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