BURMA BULLETIN
ISSUE 104 - AUGUST 2015

KEY STORY
• Election Commission concessions
• Election restrictions
• USDP vote buying alleged
• NLD candidacies prompt criticism
• Daw Suu visits Pegu, Magwe
• USDP ousts Shwe Mann as chair
• USDP reshuffles
INSIDE BURMA
• Flood death toll reaches 121
• UN concern for food, water
• “Black Ribbon” campaign
• Parliament’s 12th session ends
• Peace talks hit stumbling block
• Clashes in Kachin, Shan States
HUMAN RIGHTS
• Students go on hunger strike
• UNSR Yanghee Lee’s 3rd visit
• UNSR Yanghee Lee’s statement
DISPLACEMENT
• August trafficking developments
ECONOMY
• Kyat devalues post-reshuffle
• Layoffs after minimum wage set
OTHER BURMA NEWS
REPORTS