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NUG pledges cooperation to bring justice for crimes against Rohingya, other minorities  
Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
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11 November 2015
Suu Kyi eyes majority in Myanmar election: media
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said she believes her party has won a...
Supporters of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) participate in their p/arty's campaign in Mandalay, Myanmar, 23 October 2015. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA
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11 November 2015
Myanmar ruling party battered by Suu Kyi at polls
A senior member of Myanmar's ruling party said Tuesday they had "lost completely" to Aung...
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Aung San Suu Kyi at a press conference at her home in Yangon in 2012. Photo: Mizzima
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11 November 2015
British Prime Minister’s statement on Myanmar...
British PM David Cameron praised the Myanmar electorate in the November 8 elections,...
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11 November 2015
Myanmar Voters Have Positive Outlook for the...
A survey carried out between 14 and 31October 2015 found that ...
Khun Tun Oo, the leader of Shan Nationalities League for Democracy. (Photo: Sai Zaw/ Myanmar Now) 
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11 November 2015
SNLD hints at preliminary Shan State election...
Just before 4 p.m. on 9 November, the Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD)...
The scene at a press conference for Ban Ki-moon and Aung San Suu Kyi at her lakeside home in Yanong in 2012. Photo: Mizzima
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10 November 2015
UN chief congratulates people of Myanmar for ‘...
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ...
Photo: Hong Sar/Mizzima
News
10 November 2015
Suu Kyi party chalks up wins in first Myanmar...
Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party on Monday cheered early results from...
News
10 November 2015
NLD victory could affect Japanese businesses,...
In the wake of Myanmar’s ruling party conceding defeat to Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition...
People line up to cast their votes at a polling station in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Myanmar, 08 November 2015. Photo: Nyunt Win/EPA
Election 2015
09 November 2015
Myanmar counts ballots after Suu Kyi's day...
Vote counting in Myanmar's landmark election was well underway Monday following a massive...
Supporters of National League for Democracy (NLD) party celebrate in front of the NLD headquarters a day after general elections in Yangon, Myanmar, 09 November 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo Bo/Mizzima
Election 2015
09 November 2015
Suu Kyi party says on track to win 70% of Myanmar...
Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party said Monday it was set to claim over 70 percent of...
Supporters of National League for Democracy (NLD) party react as they wait for election results in front of NLD headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, 09 November 2015. Photo: Lynn Bo BO/EPA
Election 2015
09 November 2015
Suu Kyi supporters optimistic as Myanmar vote...
Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were optimistic Monday of a victory in...
US Secretary of State John Kerry (Photo: EPA)
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09 November 2015
US hails Myanmar vote as ‘important step forward’
The United States welcomed Myanmar's landmark election Sunday, but warned of "important...

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