There has been a significant change in the print media’s election coverage compared to five years ago.
Decisions by the Union Election Commission and some political parties to exclude Muslim candidates from the November 8 election have already ensured that it cannot be fair.
BY Khin Zaw Win
Free of party politics, independent candidates like U Khin Hlaing and Daw Nyo Nyo Thin look to bring an outside scrutiny to bear on the next parliament.
BY Oliver Slow
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi reacts to disaffection over her decision to spurn alliances with ethnic-based parties during a pre-campaign visit to southern Shan State.
