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More Flood Misery in China as Mudslides Trap Thousands
Fresh rains in western part of country add at least 20 people to death toll well over 1,000 in Gansu Province alone
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Registered Parties Should Carefully Assess Election Strategy |
By AUNG MOE ZAW |
Burmese parties planning to participate in the election with the intention of focusing on the people's betterment, believing they could make changes from within, should not gamble on the fate of the nation with their dreams. |
Burma Designates Constituencies for “Parliament” |
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Election Commission has designated constituencies for the national and regional parliaments, state media announces, while political parties face myriad legal restrictions. |
Burma Elections to Be Held Nov. 7 |
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Burma's first election in two decades will be held Nov. 7, the junta announced Friday, setting the wheels in motion for a long-awaited event that critics have dismissed as a sham designed to cement military rule. |
Mekong Dams Could Destabilize Region |
By SIMON ROUGHNEEN |
Uncoordinated decision-making and unilateral initiatives not only threaten the Mekong River area environment and livelihoods, but could affect security in Southeast Asia. |
Asian Shares Slide on Signs of Slowing Growth |
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS |
Asian markets tumbled Thursday as investors dumped riskier assets like stocks amid growing evidence the world economic recovery is stumbling. |
'Sandwich Reporting' Keeps the Censors Guessing |
By SAW YAN NAING |
A new term, "Sandwich Reporting," has crept into the vocabulary of Burmese journalists looking for ways to bypass the government censors. |


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Election date announced
The much anticipated date for the first election since 1990 has been announced, later than expected, it is however not lacking in numerological significance
A wave of dissent-activists start campaign opposing elections
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