Week 8: 2010 Election Watch (27 April – 3 May)

Developments

• The Union Solidarity and Development Party headed by SPDC PM Thein Sein filed registration papers to participate in the upcoming elections after Thein Sein and over 20 other SPDC ministers, deputy ministers, and other officials resigned their military posts on 26 April […]
May 4, 2010  •  By Altsean-Burma  •  Tags: 2010 Elections, Altsean-Burma  •  Read more ➤

Monthly Chronology Events April 2010

An extensive monthly chronology of events researched and distributed by the Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border.

These chronologies include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma and along its borders.[…]

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (014-2010)

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border, is researching and distributing weekly reports summarizing political events in Burma regarding the SPDC’s Elections. These reports include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, border guard forces, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma.[…]

Burma’s premier registers party to contest upcoming polls

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein on Thursday registered a new political party to contest a general election scheduled at an unspecified date this year, state media reports said.

Thein Sein and 27 other ministers and deputy ministers have joined the Union Solidarity and Development Party to contest the polls, Myanmar TV announced.[…]

Week 7: 2010 Election Watch (20 – 26 April)

Developments

• The Chin National League for Democracy said it would not participate in the upcoming elections because the SPDC was dishonest.
• Three new political parties and one existing political party filed registration papers to participate in the upcoming elections […]
  April 28, 2010  •  By Altsean-Burma  •  Tags: 2010 Elections, Altsean-Burma  •  Read more ➤

Burma ministers quit military posts ahead of polls

Burma’s prime minister and some 22 other ministers retired from their military posts Monday, in a move seen as converting the leadership to civilian form ahead of elections due this year.

An official who requested anonymity said that Prime Minister General Thein Sein and other figures in the government stepped down late Monday and that others would follow. […]

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (013-2010)

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border, is researching and distributing weekly reports summarizing political events in Burma regarding the SPDC’s Elections. These reports include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, border guard forces, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma.[…]

Weeks 5 and 6: 2010 Elections Watch (6-19 April)

Developments

• The impact of the NLD’s decision to boycott the elections on public confidence in the polls continued to be felt. In a survey involving 520 people in Rangoon, 252 (48%) responded that they do not intend to vote in the election if the NLD does not contest it. […]
April 21, 2010  •  By Altsean-Burma  •  Tags: 2010 Elections, Altsean-Burma  •  Read more ➤

Political Defiance Committee Monthly News Commentary – April 2010

The National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB)’s Political Defiance Committee (PDC) is compiling and commentating on monthly political news. These reports include information on the relationship between NLD and the military junta, the activities of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and domestic opposition forces, the relationship between ethnic groups and the SPDC, the junta’s domestic activities, the socio-economic situation in Burma and the international community’s actions and responses […]

Weekly Political Events Regarding the SPDC’s Election (012-2010)

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), a Burmese political organization based on the Thai-Burma border, is researching and distributing weekly reports summarizing political events in Burma regarding the SPDC’s Elections. These reports include information on the activities of the SPDC and USDA, opposition groups, armed ethnic groups, cease-fire groups, border guard forces, international governments and non-governmental organizations, and civilians inside Burma.[…]