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Myanmar announces 333 elected parliament representatives by Tuesday

​Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) announced Wednesday that 333 parliament representatives to three levels of the parliament have been elected as of Tuesday night after the Sunday election.

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Myanmar announces 54 more parliament representatives-elect

​Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) announced 54 more parliament representative-elects to the Region or State Parliament in eight regions or states as part of the second day election result on Tuesday.

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Myanmar announces 106 parliament representatives-elect in 1st-day election

​Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) announced 106 parliament representatives-elect on Tuesday as the first-day election result, including 54 to the House of Representatives and 52 to Region or State parliament.

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Myanmar's election commission announces 1st series of election result

​Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) on Monday released the first series of the result of the general election held on Sunday following the opening of the election results center in Nay Pyi Taw.

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Myanmar's general election ends peacefully

​Myanmar's general election ended peacefully in the whole country in overall Sunday afternoon.

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Yangon voters enthusiastically take part in Myanmar election

Voters were queuing outside a polling station in Yangon before it opened at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday (2330 GMT Saturday), waiting to casting their ballots in Myanmar's general election.

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Myanmar's general election begins across country

Myanmar's multi-party general election began across the country Sunday morning at 6 a.m. local time with 33.5 million eligible voters starting to go to polls and cast votes at respective polling stations .

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More than 10,000 observers to monitor Myanmar's election

​A total of 10,500 local and international observers have been in place to monitor Myanmar's Nov. 8 general election which has entered into a five-day countdown.

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Myanmar to launch information centers for election results

​Two information centers for the results of Myanmar's upcoming Nov. 8 general election will be launched in Yangon and Nay Pyi Taw respectively for two weeks starting from the election day, an official of the Union Election Commission (UEC) told a press conference in Nay Pyi Taw Tuesday.

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U.S. House passes bill to lift oil export ban, veto looming

U.S. House passes bill to lift oil export ban, veto looming

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State dinner for Xi to feature American cuisine with Chinese flavors

White House chefs have created "original dishes that highlight American cuisine with nuances of Chinese flavors" for the state dinner honoring visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping, the White House said Thursday.

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Myanmar gov't promises to hold free, fair election

​The Myanmar government will make all its efforts to ensure that the Nov. 8 general election will be free and fair, Myanmar President U Thein Sein said on Tuesday.

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Myanmar's election campaign picks up momentum

​Myanmar's nationwide election campaign is picking up momentum as political parties began campaigning Tuesday, two months before the upcoming general election scheduled for Nov. 8.

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Over 6,000 candidates registered for contest election in Myanmar

​A total of 6,189 candidates from 92 political parties including 232 individuals have registered with the Union Election Commission as of the weekend to contest the upcoming general election scheduled for Nov. 8, according to the commission Monday.

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Myanmar president, vice president not to run in general election: ruling party

​Myanmar President U Thein Sein and Vice President U Nyan Tun will not run in the upcoming general election slated for Nov. 8, General Secretary of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) U Maung Maung Thein told a press conference here Wednesday.

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Key U.S. Hispanic lawmaker endorses Clinton

​A Hispanic member of the U.S. House Democratic leadership on Thursday endorsed Hillary Clinton's 2016 White House run, a gesture that may prove helpful for the former secretary of state to garner Hispanic votes in a presidential election that was witnessing the issue of immigration rising to prominence.

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British peer faces police investigation in scandal over drugs

​British life peer John Sewel is facing police investigation over claims that he took drugs with two escorts at his London apartment.