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Union Solidarity and Development Party

Type: Organization

Name: Union Solidarity and Development Party

Nationality: Myanmar/Burma

Web Address: http://www.usda.org.mm/

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Union Solidarity and Development...

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Moving from dictatorship, Burma enjoys newspaper boom

Story HighlightsHalf-century ban on non-state media liftedOpposition party plans to publish its own newspaperBurma has strong reading culture, editor saysRANGOON, Burma – Thomas Tun, a retired government official, takes a daily stroll down his Rangoon ... [Published USA Today - May 15 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Yangon (Rangoon), Dictatorship

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Ethnic Activists Warn of Surge in Land Grabs After Ceasefires

About 40 ethnic activist groups are calling on the government, ethnic militias and the international community to address a surge in land-grabbing, as companies move into Burma’s ethnic regions following recent ceasefire agreements.But their campaign ... [Published Transnational Institute - May 15 2013]

Entities: Kevin Woods, Tin Htut, Myanmar/Burma, Union Solidarity and Development Party

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

National League for Democracy (Myanmar)

President vows to rebuild Shan State peace deals

President U Thein Sein vowed to rebuild a ceasefire in northern Shan State following clashes between the Tatmadaw and Shan State Army-South during a meeting with 18 political parties in Nay Pyi Taw on 5 May, politicians who attended the meeting said.“I ... [Published Myanmar Times - May 13 2013]

Entities: Thein Sein, National League for Democracy (Myanmar), Shan Nationalities League for Democracy

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi sees constitutional changes before polls

DPA YANGON AMENDMENTS to Myanmar’s military-drafted 2008 constitution are likely to be pushed through before the 2015 general election, democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi said on Friday. “We will try to amend the constitution before 2015 and we hope ... [Published Qatar Tribune - May 11 2013]

Entities: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar/Burma, Thein Sein

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 2 reports

Sydney Law School

Amending constitution ‘most difficult in the world’: Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi called for major amendments to be made to Myanmar's 2008 Constitution on Friday, saying that "the whole process is the most difficult in the world". The comments came at a press conference following a three-day workshop on Myanmar's constitutional ... [Published Mizzima News - May 10 2013]

Entities: Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar/Burma, Sydney Law School

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Parties take steps to target youth ahead of next poll

The country’s two biggest political parties are both taking steps to attract and empower younger members ahead of the next election.The Union Solidarity and Development Party held its first youth assembly in Nay Pyi Taw from May 1 to 3, with its sights ... [Published Myanmar Times - May 07 2013]

Entities: National League for Democracy (Myanmar), Nyan Win, Elections, Aung San Suu Kyi, U Tin Oo

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Two steps forward, one step back: A year of media reform in Burma

An interactive timeline illustrating a year of progress and obstacles to press freedom in BurmaNyan Lynn 2 May 2013A Burmese journalist works on his laptop carrying a sticker reading 'Stop Killing Press' as he waits outside a court for a ruling on a ... [Published Ifex - May 04 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, National League for Democracy (Myanmar), Union Solidarity and Development Party, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yangon (Rangoon)

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 7 reports

Thein Sein has resigned as party chairman: sources

Myanmar President U Thein Sein, who will pay a landmark visit to Washington this month, has resigned as chairman of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and his party post was replaced by its vice chairman U Shwe Mann, according to ... [Published Global Times - May 02 2013]

Entities: Thein Sein, Thura Shwe Mann, Myanmar/Burma, Union Solidarity and Development Party

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Ministry of Information granted licenses to 10 more private daily newspapers

Myanmar's Ministry of Information Tuesday granted 10 more private daily newspapers for publication in the country in addition to the 16 permitted earlier, signifying a further step taken by the government in media reform.The 10 newly-granted daily newspapers ... [Published Myanmar Business Network - May 01 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Government of Myanmar, D-wave, National League for Democracy (Myanmar)

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Politician calls for stricter controls on party financing

U Thein Nyunt has used a meeting with the Union Election Commission to call for clearer regulations on party fundraising, and criticise the major parties over their income sources.New National Democracy Party chairman U Thein Nyunt (left) talks with Union ... [Published Myanmar Times - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Thein Nyunt, Myanmar/Burma, National Democracy

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Pressure mounts for release of Rakhine report

As an international human rights group criticises the government over last year’s violence in Rakhine State, pressure is growing for the release of the government’s own investigation report.The long-awaited report of an investigation commission into the ... [Published Myanmar Times - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Rakhine State, U Aung Naing, Myanmar/Burma

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

『 Controversial pipelines set as top agenda of Myanmar politicians’ China visit 』

Representatives of ethnic political parties will discuss ongoing controversial issues relating to Chinese gas pipeline projects in Myanmar during their upcoming visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Communist Party, MP Dr Aye Maung said. “[We] will ... [Published ECF - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Pipeline, China

Quotes

...U Win Tin, a co-founder of the NLD, has said: "Even if they can't ride the same boat with us, I asked them to be part of the same journey." He's right, the NLD should not view the 88 group as a rival, but as a partner...

Spirit of '88 still needed in Myanmar [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]

...The NLD's campaign slogan in the 2012 by-elections — "a vote for the NLD is a vote for Aung San Suu Kyi" — saw the party win most of the available seats

Will Aung San Suu Kyi be president of Burma? [Published The Interpreter - May 16 2013]

...Though the owner is connected to the establishment, Thura insists the paper "highlights the government's mistakes in the past and the future."

Moving from dictatorship, Burma enjoys newspaper boom [Published USA Today - May 15 2013]

...1 Thein Sein’s reforms are largely geared towards creating a ` "late developmental state’ along the lines of Vietnam and China and sadly, the West and the rest alike are choosing to overlook the apparent pitfalls of Burma’s reforms, ignoring the cries of the wretched and the marginalized 55 million plus people especially the ethnic nationalities of this New Burma. Ordinary people see little tangible improvement in their day-to-day lives, and inflation is having an adverse effect on the lives of many Burmese. According to the UN’s most recent Integrated Household Living Conditions Assessment, the average proportion of total household budget spent on food is 68 percent (74 percent for the poorest 30 percent of the population). Almost, one third of the country’s population lives below the poverty line, according to the World Bank figures, which recently approved a $245 million development package to the country."

Burma: A Subtle Way Of Ethnic Cleansing And Marginalizing People – OpEd [Published Eurasia Review - May 13 2013]

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Spirit of '88 still needed in Myanmar [Published Bangkok Post - May 18 2013]
Can Suu Kyi remove constitutional barriers in a... [Published Asian Tribune - May 17 2013]
Burma: Can Aung San Suu Kyi Deal With Constitut... [Published Eurasia Review - May 16 2013]
Will Aung San Suu Kyi be president of Burma? [Published The Interpreter - May 16 2013]
Moving from dictatorship, Burma enjoys newspape... [Published USA Today - May 15 2013]
Ethnic Activists Warn of Surge in Land Grabs Af... [Published Transnational Institute - May 15 2013]
Burma: A Subtle Way Of Ethnic Cleansing And Mar... [Published Eurasia Review - May 13 2013]
President vows to rebuild Shan State peace deals [Published Myanmar Times - May 13 2013]
Election fever grips Myanmar, 2 years ahead of ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 13 2013]
Suu Kyi sees constitutional changes before polls [Published Qatar Tribune - May 11 2013]
Amending constitution ‘most difficult in the wo... [Published Mizzima News - May 10 2013]
Suu Kyi predicts charter change [Published Bangkok Post - May 10 2013]
Hluttaw not responsible for U Soe Thein removal... [Published Myanmar Times - May 10 2013]
Five Buddhists arrested for anti-Muslim riots r... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 10 2013]
MP rejects rumours of citizenship probe [Published Myanmar Times - May 07 2013]
Parties take steps to target youth ahead of nex... [Published Myanmar Times - May 07 2013]
Speaker confirmed as new USDP chairman [Published Myanmar Times - May 07 2013]
Myanmar: Xenophobia turns to Islamophobia [Published Observer India - May 06 2013]
Two steps forward, one step back: A year of med... [Published Ifex - May 04 2013]
Shwe Mann Takes Mantle of Burma’s Ruling Party [Published Radio Free Asia - May 04 2013]
Activists call for review of Myanmar’s citizens... [Published IRIN - May 03 2013]
The Dictators: Part 9—Than Shwe Becomes King [Published Irrawaddy - May 03 2013]
Myanmar: Activists call for review of Myanmar's... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - May 03 2013]
Thein Sein Has Not Vacated Top Party Post: MP [Published Radio Free Asia - May 03 2013]
Thein Sein has resigned as party chairman: sources [Published Global Times - May 02 2013]
Myanmar president resigns from political party [Published UPI - May 02 2013]
Thein Sein resigns as chairman of Burma’s rulin... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 02 2013]
Thein Sein quits as USDP chairman [Published Mizzima News - May 02 2013]
Thein Sein resigns as ruling party chairman [Published The Malaysian Insider - May 02 2013]
Myannar President U Thein Sein Resigns As Rulin... [Published Bernama - May 02 2013]

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Five Buddhists arrested for anti-Muslim riots r... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 10 2013] Five Buddhists standing trial for their alleged role in stirring anti-Muslim riots in central Burma in March were released on bail by a regional court on Wednesday, according to local sources. The five males, including four juveniles, from Pegu division’s ...
Thein Sein resigns as chairman of Burma’s rulin... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - May 02 2013] President Thein Sein resigned on Thursday as chairman of the leading Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and will be replaced by his political rival and party vice-chairman Shwe Mann, according to the Union Daily. Thein Sein is technically ...
Suu Kyi calls on citizenship law to be revised [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Apr 17 2013] Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for a review of Burma’s controversial 1982 citizenship law, which renders the Muslim Rohingya stateless, during a trip to Japan this week. Meeting with Burmese families in Tokyo on Monday, she said that ...
Communist party slams allegations of role in ri... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Apr 09 2013] A spokesperson from the Communist Party of Burma has hit back at allegations that they were behind last month’s anti-Muslim riots, after a leading politician with links to military hardliners identified them as “instigators”. The remark comes after ...
ANTI-MUSLIM RUMOURS SPREAD IN CENTRAL MYANMAR [Published IntelliBriefs - Mar 26 2013] B.RAMAN Anti-Muslim rumours projecting Muslims negatively have spread to Rangoon from Meikhtila which has been placed under a State of Emergency following three days of Buddhist-Muslim clashes last week. 2.While no fresh fatalities have been ...