<div>While the Thai junta insists their primary mission is to reform the country, a year has lapsed since the National Reform Council (NRC) presented 505 reform proposals to the National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA).
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By Myanmar Now |
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<div><span>Ethnic parties in Myanmar elections (Infographic: Myanmar Now, Prachatai) <a href="https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/645/22757615531_ec54e95343_b.jpg">See large image here</a></span></div>
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By Myanmar Now |
<p>Myanmar Now gives an overview of important events leading up to elections on Nov. 8, billed as Myanmar’s first free and fair national vote in 25 years.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The vote of the National Reform Council (NRC) for or against the draft constitution on 6 September 2015 is a pivotal point for Thai politics. At the end of the line, however, people will be given two main choices: whether to prolong the life of the Thai junta; or to have an elected government by late 2016, which will be lorded over by a ‘Crisis Panel’, a Thai style ‘Politburo’.</p>
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By Thaweeporn Kummetha |
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<div>Gen Prayut has before said that he is a funny guy. Prachatai has collected some interesting 15 suggestions from the junta leader on expensive seafood, expensive lime, drought, low rubber price, to bikini!</div>
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