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Suu Kyi Tells Ethnic Lawmakers, ‘We Need to Work Together’

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Forgive Those Who Wronged Us, Suu Kyi Tells NLD

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Forgive Those Who Wronged Us, Suu Kyi Tells NLD

By ZARNI MANN / THE IRRAWADDY |
Aung San Suu Kyi has urged elected candidates from the NLD to join hands with those once responsible for persecuting members of the party.
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Burmese Poets to Pen New Era as Lawmakers

Burmese poets have long depicted the plight of the repressed through verse. Now, 11 of them will help write the nation’s laws.

RANGOON — Since colonial days, Burma’s poets have put pen to paper to express the mood of the people, describing...

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Both sides agreed to follow the people’s wish to collaborate for the country’s stability, rule of law, national unity and development.
- Burma Army, following a meeting between military commander-in-chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing and NLD chairwoman Aung San Suu Kyi
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What’s at Stake

By ANDREW D. KASPAR / THE IRRAWADDY |
With a total of 1,171 seats up for election on Nov. 8, a look at what's at stake for parliamentary contenders and the nation at large.
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Suu Kyi Meets Ex-Dictator Than Shwe in Naypyidaw

By THE IRRAWADDDY |
Former junta leader Snr-Gen Than Shwe met National League for Democracy chairwoman Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday, according to sources in the capital.
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On the Campaign Trail

Official campaigning for Burma’s general election kicked off on Sept. 8. While the opening weeks of the contest saw most parties keeping a low profile, candidates from the country’s two biggest parties, the ruling USDP and opposition NLD, made their presences felt, with door-to-door campaigning, parades and rallies aimed at courting voters ahead of the historic Nov. 8 vote.
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