8 April 2010: In a move that will further dent the credibility of Burma’s planned elections later this year; the United Nationalities Alliance (UNA) has announced on Wednesday they will not contest the polls.
[Impression of Official Seal]
National League for Democracy
No (97/b) West Swhegondaing Street
Bahan Township, Rangoon
2010/April/6
1371/Tago/8 [Burmese Calander]
“Appeal to the People”
1. The National League for Democracy was founded on the pledge to fulfill the objective toward democracy, as was the basis of demands made by the entire people during the 8888 pro-democracy struggle.
1 April 2010: Burma topped the agenda at the discussion on global peace and security during the Group of Eight Foreign Ministers meeting held in Canada this week.
31 March 2010: The exile Ethnic Nationalities Council (ENC) on Wednesday says it welcomes the decision of the National League for Democracy (NLD) party to boycott the military-planned elections in protest of the unfair electoral laws. The statement came at the conclusion of the group’s annual meeting held on March 27-31 at a location on the Thai-Burma border.
30 March 2010: A Chin refugee woman and a mother of two small children was sexually assaulted and brutally beaten up by a group of four local Indians in New Delhi yesterday. The incident is sending shockwave across the refugee community and sparking renewed fears for the safety of refugee women living in Delhi.
29 March 2010: A prominent Chin politician and a Member of Parliament elect and former political prisoner died yesterday at the age of 70 in Kalaymyo. He was admitted to Kalay hospital after suffering from a stroke on February 16.
23 March 2010: The Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP), an exiled dissident organization assisting and advocating on behalf of prisoners of conscience in Burma today repeats its call on the junta to unconditionally release all political prisoners and immediately repeal unjust laws that criminalize legitimate political activity, including the new electoral laws that bar dissidents.
22 March 2010: A two-day seminar aimed at fostering closer cooperation among Burma’s ethnic Diaspora communities in Malaysia was held in Kuala Lumpur over the weekend.
20 March 2010: Lawyers representing Aung San Suu Kyi have submitted a formal request to the junta’s Home Ministry asking for a meeting with the detained popular leader for Tuesday, March 23rd.
19 March 2010: Exiled Members of Parliament Elect from the 1990 elections in Burma have vowed to continue the fight for democracy, saying they have a responsibility to carry out the wills of the people as expressed in the 1990 elections.
