Burma: Foreigners or citizens may now bring up to US$ 10,000 into Burma without declaring it at customs on arrival, effective April 1.

Previously, foreigners or local citizens bringing in an amount of more than $2,000 had to declare it at customs on arrival at the airport, according to a statement by the Burmese Central Bank.

Meanwhile, the Central Bank has announced the adoption of a managed floating foreign exchange rate regime, saying the rate will be publicized daily by the bank.

As part of the government’s reform program, various exchange rates are being unified, aimed at the gradual elimination of restrictions on current international payment and transfer abroad.

The Central Bank is working together with domestic and international agencies to ensure a smooth change.

NLD Letter UEC-election Comission

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Lashio District Election Commission signed the statement confirming the winning by Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) candidate Sai Sam Min. The final confirmed votes are as follows:

The final count of the votes in Shan State Constituency # 3 for the National Assembly:
SNDP        47,226 votes
NLD           45,700 votes
USDP        45,220 votes
KDUP        17,894 votes
LNDP         6,360 votes
There are 295,748 eligible voters in the constituency. The turn out was just below 200,000 (67.6%). (Kawli Media)

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3 April 2012 SNDP that has just won in Shan State Constituency 3 is also making a strong showing in Sagaing Region Constituency # 7. Saw Than Myint, SNDP EC member, says it is leading in Wuntho, Pinlebu and Kawlin by over 13,000 votes and is waiting for results from the remaining township, Banmauk. All the names of the said townships are originally Shan. (Kawli Media) 3 April 2012 Saw Than Myint, SNDP EC member, explains why the party is getting well ahead in Sagaing Region Constituency # 7: For one thing, the NLD is not contesting the seat here. For another, the NLD has instead been campaigning for the SNDP. (SHAN) 3 April 2012 At 11:30 today, Lashio District Election Commission signed the statement confirming the winning by Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP) candidate Sai Sam Min. The final confirmed votes are as follows: SNDP        47,420 votes NLD        45,722    votes USDP        45,711 votes KDUP        17,889 votes LNDP        6,350 votes   http://www.kawli.info/

Statement on Myanmar by-elections April 1, 2012-Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL Foundation)

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MPU Statement on by-election

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Sai Myint Maung of NLD has gracefully accepted his defeat after the latest count showed that Sai Sam Min of SNDP had outstripped him by more than 4,000 votes.

2 April 2012 NLD candidate for Upper House Sai Myint Maung says he doesn’t expect a wide margin between him and SNDP’s Sai Sam Min. “I beat him in Lashio, he beats me in Mongyai, Tangyan and Hsenwi. And we were both beaten by USDP in Kunlong.” The District Election Commission is waiting for the last ballot boxes from Mongyaw, 34 miles northeast of Lashio, say sources. (SHAN)2 April 2012 Sai Myint Maung of NLD has gracefully accepted his defeat after the latest count showed that Sai Sam Min of SNDP had outstripped him by more than 4,000 votes. The last polling station whose ballot box is yet to arrive is Pang Yayoong, a village of some 300 eligible voters in Mongkiet tract near Mongyaw.(SHAN)

Winning NLD candidate list announced in state tv-

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Threaten and Abuse by USDP at Dagon Saik Kan Tsp-video

NLD files official complaint against ballot tampering

Mizzima) – A complaint letter has been sent to the Union Election Commission by the National League for Democracy (NLD) party objecting to some polling stations refusing to exchange tampered ballots. The ballots were tampered with wax, which prevented voters from recording their ballots properly, it said.

A voter cast a ballot. Photo: Mizzima / Ye Min

The NLD said polling station officials refused to exchange the faulty ballots.

The letter said incidents of ballot tampering occurred in Nyaungbinthar, Sinshin, Tanei, Ahlepone and Chaungna villages in Pale Township, Sagaing Region, and other constituencies including Mawlamyine, Myanaung, Magwe, Kawhmu, Mingalataungnyunt, Mayangon, Dagon Seikkan, Taungdwingyi and Kalaw (Aungban).

Similar cases were rampant across the country, said the NLD.

In Pale Ni Chan village, the polling station chief herself checked the box for Union Solidarity and Development Party candidates on behalf of some voters, said NLD officials.

The voting ended at 4 p.m., and ballot counting has begun in many areas.

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NLD party projected that it had won around 40 seats in Parliament

(Mizzima) – Early Monday morning, the NLD party projected that it had won around 40 seats in Parliament, including four seats in the ruling party’s stronghold of Naypyitaw. The announcement was based on unofficial results.

NLD supporters stayed up late Sunday night celebrating in front of the LED screen in front of NLD headquarters which announced election predictions. The NLD is claiming a landslide victory, moving it into Parliament where in can work with other opposition groups on legislation towards national reconciliation. Photo: Mizzima

The party ran candidates in 44 seats. The victory mirrors a landslide victory in the 1990 election, which at that time was not honoured by the ruling military regime.

The vote confirms Aung San Suu Kyi, 66, as the opposition leader, putting her in an official position to shape public opinion and to try to draw support from government and military lawmakers, who she reached out to in the waning days of the campaign.

NLD supporters gathered in front of the LED screen at Rangoon headquarters, some still struggling to grasp the amazing transformation of Burmese politics over the past year and a half: seeing Suu Kyi released from house arrest and her rise to claim a seat in Parliament.

Some say the military-dominated government is using her as a tool to garner the removal of sanctions, a necessary step in opening up the country economically. The removal of a host of sanctions seems to be assured now, but until all political prisoners are released it’s doubtful that many countries will roll back all sanctions.

2015, the next parliamentary election date, is a long way off, but some people are already anticipating the day when Suu Kyi will run for president.