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Junta Bans Election News

By THE IRRAWADDY
In the latest sign that this year's vote will be neither free nor fair, Burma's rulers have ordered a ban on reporting of controversial election-related issues.

Seven Parties Ready to Register for Election

By KYAW THEIN KHA
At least seven political groups, including one established pro-government party, are preparing to register to take part in the upcoming election, according to the leaders of the groups.

Anti-govt Protesters Head for Bangkok

By DENIS D GRAY
Thousands of red-shirted, anti-government demonstrators converged on the Thai capital from the north and northeast Saturday, vowing to oust the government in a mass, do-or-die display of muscle.

Weekly Business Roundup (March 13, 2010)

By WILLIAM BOOT
Vietnam is intensifying its new-found business interest in Burma by opening a branch of its state-owned Bank for Investment and Development in Rangoon.

Burmese Reactors Close to Completion: Military Sources

By MIN LWIN
Burma's ruling junta has finished construction work on three nuclear reactors and will soon be ready to put them into operation, according to military sources.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY
Unless they release Suu Kyi and allow her and her party to participate in the elections, it’s a complete farce and therefore contrary to their road map to democracy,
—Alberto Romulo, foreign minister of the Philippines.

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To Be, or Not to Be?

By KYAW ZWA MOE
All is farce when it comes to Burma’s newly released election laws. However, it wasn't unexpected. If the laws had been even a little fair, it would have been like a fantasy dream come true.
Regime Looks to the Law to Deal with the NLD
By KO KO THET
India-Burma Relations Hitting a Dead End?
By CAMILL BUZZI and ÅSHILD KOLÅS
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March 12, 2010

Calls for Dialogue Failing

By KAY LATT
Time is running out for a genuine dialogue before the election, and the regime is moving ahead despite all appeals by democratic groups and ethnic nationalities.
Similarities and Contrasts Between 1990 and 2010: But Will the Fundamentals Change?
By AUNG NAING OO
An Alternative Solution to Amend the Constitution
By HTET AUNG

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Radio Interception: A Key Survival Skill During War

Of the many skills the ABSDF learned from the KNU, few were as valuable as the ability to intercept and decipher radio transmissions by the Burmese army.



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