ANFREL in the press

2021

In English:

 

• "Myanmar Junta’s Efforts to Kill the NLD Will Always Fail", The Irrawaddy, 5 June 2021
• "To Disband NLD, Myanmar Junta to Probe for ‘Violations’ of Parties’ Registration Pledges", The Irrawaddy, 2 June 2021
• "Myanmar's Suu Kyi makes first in-person court appearance", Federal News Network (AP), 24 May 2021
• "Myanmar junta threatens to dissolve Suu Kyi's party", Bangkok Post (AFP), 22 May 2021
• "Burmese junta weighs dissolving party of ousted leader", Arkansas Democrat Gazette (AP), 22 May 2021
• "Major parties sit out meeting with junta’s election body", Myanmar Now, 21 May 2021
• "Almost all political parties boycott junta’s election reform process", AsiaNews.it, 21 May 2021
• "Myanmar Junta Scraps Charges Against Pro-Military, Ultranationalist Bosses", The Irrawaddy, 20 May 2021
• "Thousands of Chin Civilians Flee Besieged Town After Myanmar Attacks", RFA, 18 May 2021
• [AUDIO] "VOA Asia for Tuesday May 18", Voice of America, 18 May 2021
• "International observers reject Myanmar military’s election fraud allegations", EFE/La Prensa Latina, 17 May 2021
• "Myanmar election reflected citizenry's will, no justification for military seizing power: report", Jurist, 17 May 2021
• "2020 Election Result Accurately Reflected Voters' Will: Poll Monitor", The Irrawaddy, 17 May 2021
• "Myanmar election: No evidence fraud in 2020 vote, observers say", BBC, 17 May 2021
• "Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud", Associated Press, 17 May 2021
• "Myanmar’s election reflected people’s will, monitoring group says", Reuters, 17 May 2021
• [VIDEO] "Pope Francis' Mass for Myanmar brings attention, comfort, to a people in crisis", Rome Reports, 14 May 2021
• "Following the money: PH media lessons for the 2022 polls", Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, 9 May 2021
• "Covering Cambodia’s elections amid threats", CamboJA News, 5 May 2021
• "‘Red Lines’ and ‘No-Go Areas’: Learning to cope with fear in the shadow of the National Security Law – Book Chapter on Hong Kong Media and Elections (partnered with ANFREL)", Hong Kong Election Observation Project, 4 May 2021
• "PH urged to learn from India, where poll rallies worsened virus surge", Rappler, 4 May 2021
• "Death of 14 Protesters: Govt must carry out impartial investigation", The Daily Star, 2 April 2021
• "Investigate deaths in anti-Modi protests: 11 int'l orgs", New Age Bangladesh, 1 April 2021
• "How 'democratic' is the democratic movement in Myanmar?", Eurasia Review, 28 March 2021
• "Turbulent Thailand: Thailand Protests Collapse as Leaders Languish in Jail", Nikkei Asia, 18 March 2021
• "Myanmar junta pays dearly to sell its hated coup", Asia Times, 14 March 2021
• "Nine Int'l organizations urge Bangladesh govt to repeal Digital Security Act", Prothom Alo, 6 March 2021
• "18 protesters killed by military in Myanmar's 'bloodiest day'", The Big Smoke, 1 March 2021
• "Myanmar's coup regime cut of old military cloth", Asia Times, 21 February 2021
• "Myanmar junta charges Suu Kyi again to keep her under house arrest", Nikkei Asia, 16 February 2021
• "Thailand and Myanmar protesters exchange displays of dissent", Nikkei Asia, 12 February 2021
• "Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy", Reuters, 10 February 2021
• "Myanmar: Stop the Coup, Let Election Tribunals Do Their Job", LankaNewsWeb.net, 4 February 2021
• "Myanmar’s military reverts to its old strong-arm behaviour — and the country takes a major step backwards", The Conversation, 1 February 2021

 

In other languages:

• [Bahasa Indonesia] "ANFREL: Pemilu Myanmar 2020 Cerminkan Keinginan Rakyat", VOA Indonesia, 17 May 2021
• [Bahasa Indonesia] "Pengawas Independen: Tidak Ada Bukti Kecurangan Pemilu Myanmar", DW, 17 May 2021
• [Burmese][VIDEO] "ျမန္မာ့ေရြးေကာက္ပြဲ ျပည္သူ႔ဆႏၵထင္ဟပ္ေၾကာင္း ANFREL သံုးသပ္", VOA Burmese, 18 May 2021
• [Burmese] "၂၀၂၀ ျမန္မာေရြးေကာက္ပဲြ လူထုဆႏၵထင္ဟပ္ - ANFREL ထုတ္ျပန္", VOA Burmese, 17 May 2021
• [Chinese] "稱投票作弊為政變理由軍方站不住腳 緬甸去年選舉反映民意", RFI, 17 May 2021
• [Chinese] "國際觀選組織：緬甸選舉反映民意 政變站不住腳", UDN, 17 May 2021
• [French] "Thaïlande – Birmanie, même combat ?", thailande-fr.com, 13 February 2021
• [German] "Beobachter: Es gab keinen Betrug bei Parlamentswahl in Myanmar", DW, 17 May 2021
• [Japanese] "ミャンマー総選挙「国民の意思反映」 国際監視団、国軍の主張否定", Jiji Press, 17 May 2021
• [Korean] "선거감시단체 "작년 미얀마 총선 국민 뜻 반영"…군부 주장 반박", MK, 18 May 2021
• [Russian] "Международные наблюдатели заявили, что выборы в Мьянме были честными. Военные, захватившие там власть, утверждали иначе", Hromadske, 18 May 2021
• [Spanish] "Observadores rechazan el fraude electoral en Birmania que alega el Ejército", EFE, 17 May 2021
• [Thai][VIDEO] "สหรัฐฯ สนับสนุนหยุดยิงระหว่างอิสราเอล – ปาเลสไตน์ : ทันโลกกับ Thai PBS World (19 พ.ค. 64)", Thai PBS, 19 May 2021
• [Thai] "หน่วยงานอิสระสังเกตการณ์เลือกตั้งยืนยัน ไม่หลักฐานบ่งชี้การทุจริตเลือกตั้งเมียนมา", VOA Thai, 18 May 2021
• [Thai] "ผู้สังเกตการณ์อิสระชี้ ไม่พบหลักฐานการทุจริตเลือกตั้งเมียนมา 2020 ที่กองทัพใช้เป็นข้ออ้างก่อรัฐประหาร", The Standard, 18 May 2021
• [Thai] "กลุ่มสังเกตการณ์ชี้เลือกตั้งพม่าสะท้อนเจตจำนงประชาชน ทหารไม่ควรใช้ข้อบกพร่องเป็นเหตุยึดอำนาจ", MGR Online, 17 May 2021
• [Thai] "‘อันเฟรล’ชี้ผลเลือกตั้งเมียนมาสะท้อน‘เจตจำนงค์ประชาชน’", Bangkok Biz News, 17 May 2021
• [Ukrainian] "Міжнародні спостерігачі заявили, що вибори у М’янмі були чесними. Військові, які захопили там владу, стверджували інакше", Hromadske, 17 May 2021
• [Ukrainian] "Міжнародні спостерігачі підтвердили чесність виборів у М'янмі", DW, 17 May 2021

 

2020

In English:

• "International NGOs react to Thai pro-democracy protests", The Phuket News, 26 November 2020
• "Suu Kyi’s party wins big in Myanmar polls", Arab News, 15 November 2020
• "Voting rights for monks sought, NLD Muslim candidates win", Myanmar Times, 12 November 2020
• "What election observers are saying about Myanmar's election", Global Voices, 12 November 2020
• "Election monitors commend Myanmar polling day operations", Myanmar Times, 11 November 2020
• "Myanmar election latest (live updates)", Nikkei Asia, 10 November 2020
• "High poll turnout puts party of Aung San Suu Kyi on course to victory in Myanmar", The Australian, 9 November 2020
• "Peaceful polls, high voter turnout mark Myanmar vote", Myanmar Times, 8 November 2020
• "The U.S. Has Supported Democracy Around the Globe. Now Election Observers Overseas Have Advice for Americans", Time Magazine, 6 November 2020
• "ANFREL to send 23 observers for Myanmar elections", Myanmar Times, 30 October 2020
• "8th media conference discusses election coverage", Global New Light of Myanmar, 25 August 2020
• "Overall conducting of polls: Monitoring bodies satisfied", The Sunday Morning, 9 August 2020
• "ANFREL: First successful election in South Asia amid COVID-19", Ceylon Daily News, 7 August 2020

• "ANFREL deploys election monitors for five districts", Ceylon Daily News, 5 August 2020
• "Asian monitors to assess conduct of polls in Sri Lanka", Colombo Gazette, 4 August 2020
• "New technology for local election monitors", Sunday Observer, 2 August 2020
• "Election Secretariat ready for smooth poll", Sunday Observer, 2 August 2020
• "International election observers due here ahead of polls", Sunday Observer, 21 June 2020
• "2020 General Election | Monitoring bodies gear for polls", The Sunday Morning, 14 June 2020
• "New code of conduct for the General Election", Newsradio, 1 June 2020
• "An election in the time of pandemic in Sri Lanka", Daily Mirror, 7 May 2020
• "EC invites foreign observers for Parliamentary election", Colombo Gazette, 12 March 2020
• "Voter edu vital for minorities and multilingual speakers - ANFREL", Ceylon Today, 4 March 2020
• "Edu on postal vote needed - ANFREL", Ceylon Today, 3 March 2020
• "Public should have access to Election Complaints and Mgt Unit", Ceylon Today, 29 February 2020
• "Use biometrics to capture voter info - ANFREL", Ceylon Today, 28 February 2020
• "ANFREL urges polling station accessibility audits", Ceylon Today, 27 February 2020
• "Who’s afraid of election campaign finance regulations?", EconomyNext, 8 February 2020
• "Thailand leaps in global democracy rankings after election", Nikkei Asian Review, 24 January 2020
• "UEC Chairman U Hla Thein receives Executive Director of Asian Network for Free Elections", Global New Light of Myanmar, 18 January 2020

 

In other languages:

• [Sinhala] "පරිසරය සුරකින වියදම් අඩු ඡන්දයකට මඟක්", lankadeepa.lk, 16 June 2020
• [Chinese] "【台灣新眼界】20200109世界攏咧看! 外國觀選團看臺灣大選", PTS, 7 January 2020

 

2019

In English:

• "Media was blatantly biased in many instances: ANFREL Head of Mission", Newsfirst Sri Lanka, 18 November 2019
• "Sri Lanka presidential election: Voting concludes", Gulf News, 16 November 2019
• "Local and international election monitors commence operations", Newsfirst, 15 November 2019
• "Asian election observers begin monitoring Sri Lanka Presidential election", Colombo Page, 9 November 2019
• "Southeast Asia's Troubling Elections: Democratic Demolition in Thailand", Journal of Democracy, October 2019

• "UEC promises free and fair elections without partiality", Eleven, 31 August 2019
• "Why Thailand stuck with a military government", The Strategist, 23 July 2019
• "Thai elections 2019: What comes next?", FCCT, 23 May 2019
• "In defense of KPU and the 2019 general election", The Jakarta Post, 7 May 2019
• "The frustrated wait for Thailand’s election outcome", The Interpreter, 2 April 2019
• "How Free and Fair are Thailand's Elections?", Unreserved, 1 April 2019
• "Irregularities Cloud Thailand’s 2019 Election Results", The Diplomat, 30 March 2019
• "Election aftermath: Thai candidates lodge complaints over ‘election irregularities’, alleged vote-buying", Coconuts Bangkok, 30 March 2019
• "Candidates lodge complaints over Thai election", The ASEAN Post, 30 March 2019
• "Thailand election: Full vote count in but no winner yet", BBC, 29 March 2019
• "ANFREL issues a report on election; calls for transparency", Prachatai English, 28 March 2019
• "Farce in Thailand", The Statesman, 28 March 2019
• "Poll problems prompt EU, Anfrel to voice concern", Bangkok Post, 27 March 2019
• "Election observers call still-partial Thai vote count flawed", AP, 27 March 2019
• "Thai pro-democracy parties unite to oust military junta", The Telegraph, 27 March 2019
• "Thai election 'not free and fair' says monitor group", 9News, 27 March 2019 
• "Seven Thai Parties Form Coalition, Vow to Stop Junta from Retaining Power", BenarNews, 27 March 2019
• "Thai election process 'deeply flawed', say independent observers", The Guardian, 26 March 2019
• "Observers: 'Flawed' initial vote count hurt perceptions", Bangkok Post, 26 March 2019
• "Thailand's puzzling election results explained", The Straits Times, 26 March 2019 
• "Election observers call still-partial Thai vote count flawed", WTOP News, 26 March 2019 
• "Thailand vote count 'flawed' – International observers", TRT World, 26 March 2019 
• "Confusion reigns over Thai election result", The Courier, 26 March 2019 
• "Thailand’s election was ‘heavily tilted’ towards pro-junta Palang Pracharat party, Asian election monitor says", South China Morning Post, 26 March 2019 
• "Monitor says Thai election campaign 'heavily tilted' to benefit junta", Reuters, 26 March 2019 
• "Watchdog calls for EC to address flaws and issues, announce official election result as soon as possible", The Nation, 26 March 2019 
• "EC must clear public doubts, announce results immediately, insist observer groups", The Nation, 26 March 2019
• "General elections were peaceful but not fair: Intl observer", Khaosod English, 26 March 2019
• "Access denied: challenges for people with disabilities in the 2019 election", Prachatai English, 12 March 2019

 

In other languages:

• [Chinese] "【泰國大選】7個反對黨宣布結盟：經過混亂的選舉，我們將力拚組閣權", The News Lens, 28 March 2019
• [Chinese] "力抗軍政府 泰7黨結盟搶組閣權", Liberty Times Net, 28 March 2019
• [Chinese] "泰國會大選 觀察組織：競選過程有利親政府政黨", CNA, 26 March 2019
• [Chinese] "泰國大選：點票被指存缺陷　在野黨促選委會公開資訊", on.cc, 26 March 2019
• [Chinese] "两大阵营料拉拢老牌政党", Seehua, 26 March 2019

• [Czech] "Pozorovatelé kritizovali sčítání hlasů v Thajsku. Volby se v zemi konaly poprvé od převratu", ČT24, 26 March 2019
• [Dutch] "Verkiezingen Thailand geplaagd door ‘onregelmatigheden ten voordele van junta’", De Standaard, 26 March 2019 
• [French] "Les élections thaïlandaises "biaisées", selon les observateurs internationaux", RTS, 31 March 2019
• [French] "Confusion post-électorale en Thaïlande", Le Figaro, 29 March 2019
• [French] "Les élections en Thaïlande, pas toujours justes ni libres", Radio Canada, 27 March 2019
• [French] "Confusion en Thaïlande deux jours après les élections", Mediapart, 26 March 2019 
• [Indonesian] "Pemantau: Pemilu Thailand Cenderung Untungkan Junta Militer", Kompas, 27 March 2019
• [Indonesian] "Lembaga Pemantau: Pemilu Thailand Sarat Penyimpangan", BeritaSatu, 27 March 2019
• [Japanese] "タイ総選挙：国際NGOが懸念、選挙結果の早期発表を求める", PJA, 27 March 2019
• [Japanese] "タイ総選挙戦は軍政に有利、監視団が指摘　不正認定はせず", Reuters, 26 March 2019
• [Khmer] "អង្គការ​អន្តរជាតិ ANFREL៖ ការបោះឆ្នោត​ថៃ មិន​ស្របតាម​ស្តង់ដារ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​សេរី​និង​យុត្តិធម៌​ទេ​", Thmey Thmey, 27 March 2019 
• [Korean] "태국, 부정선거 의혹 '시끌'…野지지 투표수 줄이려고 해", MK, 26 March 2019 
• [Malay] "PRU Thailand: Kepincangan ketara kiraan undi - Pemantau p'raya", Malaysiakini, 26 March 2019 
• [Polish] "Tajlandia liczy głosy. Opozycja mówi o zwycięstwie, rywale też spróbują stworzyć rząd", TVN24, 27 March 2019 
• [Portuguese] "Observadores internacionais detetam irregularidades nas eleições na Tailândia", Diário de Notícias, 26 March 2019  
• [Slovakian] "Výsledky volieb Thajsku sprevádzajú podozrenia z falšovania", SME, 26 March 2019 
• [Spanish] "¿Hubo fraude en las elecciones legislativas de Tailandia?", El Espectador, 26 March 2019 
• [Spanish] "Observadores asiáticos denuncian "clara parcialidad" a favor de la junta en campaña electoral en Tailandia", Europa Press, 26 March 2019 
• [Swedish] "Ojämn kamp i väntan på thailändsk valvinnare", Aftonbladet, 26 March 2019 
• [Swedish] "Ojämn kamp i väntan på thailändsk valvinnare", Upsala Nya Tidning, 26 March 2019 
• [Thai] "กลุ่มสังเกตการณ์เลือกตั้งสากล ตำหนิเลือกตั้งไทย", Channel 7, 27 March 2019 
• [Thai] "อันเฟรลชี้เลือกตั้งไทย“ไม่อิสระ-ไม่ยุติธรรม”แม้ภาพรวมเรียบร้อย", BangkokBizNews, 27 March 2019 
• [Thai] "อันเฟรล ชี้ เลือกตั้งไทย ไม่ได้มาตรฐานสากล", Voice Online, 26 March 2019 
• [Thai] "องค์กรต่างประเทศจับตาเลือกตั้งไทย จี้ กกต.เปิดเผยผลคะแนนโปร่งใส", Channel 3, 26 March 2019 
• [Thai] "เลือกตั้ง 62 : อันเฟรลเรียกร้องเปิดเผยผลการเลือกตั้งให้เร็วที่สุด", Spring News, 26 March 2019 
• [Thai] "เลขาธิการ ANFREL กำลังรวมข้อมูลเหตุคนลงคะแนนมากกว่าจำนวนจริง", Prachatai, 26 March 2019 
• [Thai] "กลุ่มสังเกตการณ์นานาชาติชี้การนับคะแนนเลือกตั้งไทย'มีข้อบกพร่อง' แต่ไม่กล่าวหาว่ามีการโกง", MGR Online, 26 March 2019 
• [Thai] "Vote 2019 กำหนดอนาคตไทย : บรรยากาศ ก่อนปิดหีบเลือกตั้ง", Voice TV, 24 March 2019 
• [Thai] "ข่าว3มิติ กกต.เตรียมความพร้อมจัดการเลือกตั้ง (22 มีนาคม 2562", Channel 3, 22 March 2019 
• [Thai] "ANFREL ร่วมสังเกตการณ์การเลือกตั้งล่วงหน้าที่เชียงใหม่ ประชาชนยังตกค้างกว่า 300 คน(ชมคลิป)", Matichon, 17 March 2019 

 

2018

In English:

• "The on-arrival mess", The Daily Star, 28 December 2018
• "Opinion | Bangladesh’s political turmoil and why people deserve better", LiveMint, 27 December 2018
• "Bangladesh says foreign election observers welcome, rejects U.S. criticism", Reuters, 24 December 2018
• "Voters had little awareness of by-elections: observers", Myanmar Times, 6 November 2018
• "In wake of by-elections, observers urge electoral reform", Frontier Myanmar, 6 November 2018
• "By-Elections held for 13 vacant constituencies", Global New Light of Myanmar, 4 November 2018
• "Maldives police raid opposition headquarters on eve of election", Al Jazeera, 23 September 2018
• "15. Reimagining a way to democratization in Asia", Civicus, 5 September 2018
• "How Cambodia’s prime minister rigged an election", The Conversation, 15 August 2018
• "Hun Sen victorious in Cambodian elections", The ASEAN Post, 30 July 2018
• "‘My vote is useless’: Some refuse to cast ballots in Cambodian election", The Washington Post, 29 July 2018
• "Cambodia Dismisses Electoral Watchdog’s Assessment of Upcoming Ballot as Neither Free Nor Fair", Radio Free Asia, 18 June 2018

 

In other languages:

• [Thai] "Wake Up News - 'อัลเฟรล' กับภารกิจสังเกตการณ์เลือกตั้งในไทย", Voice TV, 14 December 2018

2017

• "Poll watchdog sounds alarm over low by-election turnout", Frontier Myanmar, 4 April 2017

2016

• "Polling observers criticise repressive pre-referendum environment", Prachatai English, 9 August 2016
• "Prayut voices ‘contempt’ for vote critics", The Nation, 8 August 2016
• "Fewer than 10 observers from ANFREL available for charter referendum", Khaosod English, 29 July 2016
• "Second Myanmar Editors' Forum in Yangon focuses on challenges to overcome", Global New Light of Myanmar, 28 May 2016
• "Damaso G. Magbual - ANFREL on 2016 Thailand referendum - Suggesting Thai people to watch every booth", Prachatai, 18 May 2016
• "Tibetans around the world cast their votes to elect Sikyong of Tibet", The Tibet Post, 20 March 2016

 

2015

In English:

• ""Asian politicians are sore losers": Damaso G. Magbual, ANFREL Head of Mission", Myanmar Times, 8 November 2015
• "Interview with ANFREL Chairperson", BBC Thai, 7 November 2015
• "MYANMAR AT THE POLLS — UEC chairman makes final inspection of polling stations", Global New Light of Myanmar, 7 November 2015 
• "Myanmar's Suu Kyi says will be above president in new government", Reuters, 5 November 2015
• "The bag of tricks", Frontier Myanmar, 14 October 2015
• "The underdogs of the National Democratic Force", Frontier Myanmar, 25 August 2015

 

In other languages:

• [Burmese] "ANFREL on Elections", RFA Burmese, 10 November 2015
• [Thai] "ANFREL แถลงผลสังเกตการณ์เลือกตั้งพม่า | 10-11-58 | ชัดข่าวเที่ยง | ThairathTV", Thairath, 9 November 2015

 

2014

• "US still considers 2013 Pak election free and fair", Business Standard, 4 September 2014
• "A talk with an international election observer: "Thailand electoral justice system the toughest in Asia"", Prachatai English, 6 January 2014

 

2011

• [Thai] "1วันกับผู้สังเกตการณ์เลือกตั้งAnfrel", Jubkrasae, 1 July 2011
• [Thai] ""ANFREL"จับตาเลือกตั้งไทย พิสูจน์ประชาธิปไตยชี้อนาคตประเทศ", Voice Online, 6 June 2011

 

2008

• [Nepali/English] "ANFREL concerned about violence ahead of polls", Nepalnews, 13 March 2008

 

2002

• "Fairness of local elections questioned (Cambodia)", AP, 6 February 2002

 

1999

• "Indonesia: Election: ANFREL Observers Press Conference", AP, 10 June 1999