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Party of Kachin warlord vows to avoid intimidating rivals
Leader’s militiamen control region where NLD members were beaten when they tried to campaign in 2015
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United Democratic Party candidate threatens to quit over party leader’s shady past
The Kachin-based candidate says he will leave unless the party explains Kyaw Myint’s involvement in firm linked to money laundering
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Sudden arrival of soldiers in swing seats seen as bid to boost USDP’s chances
In at least one case soldiers arrived after the deadline to be eligible to vote but registered anyway, local MP says
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Family still has no contact with military medical student who criticised generals on Facebook
The family has sent a letter to the institution asking where the student is detained and under which charges
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Tatmadaw chief Min Aung Hlaing says election candidates should resist foreign influence
Comments to several opposition parties seen as thinly veiled attack on the NLD
