*The NLD wins an overwhelming majority in the 8 November elections, with huge USDP losses and disappointment for ethnic parties. *Burma/Myanmar‟s new Parliament will be the first since the country‟s independence without any Muslim MPs, while anti-Muslim sentiment continues unaddressed. * Aung San Suu Kyi resumes attempts for political dialogue on national reconciliation and is set to meet with President Thein Sein and Tatmadaw Commander-in-Chief Sr Gen Min Aung Hlaing. * Media and election observers report advance voting issues, including votes arriving late to polling stations and a significant number of advance votes going to the USDP. *Meanwhile, the current Parliament continues its final session. On its agenda is an overall budget increase for 2016, which includes the Tatmadaw?s request for a 471 billion kyat (US$377.53 million) boost. * 10,000 villagers are displaced by ?fiercest fighting in history” of conflict in Shan and Kachin States. *Tatmadaw repeatedly attacks IDP camps, blocks aid, tortures and rapes civilians. * Ethnic armies on sideline of "nationwide‟ ceasefire draft new alliance as formal talks exclude ethnic parties. * International stakeholders applaud the elections but highlight persistent human rights violations that undermine the progress of reforms and overall electoral credibility. * Student activists detained during the Letpadan crackdown and imprisoned in Tharawaddy Prison suffer serious health problems during a hunger strike, before being persuaded by the NLD to call off their strike. * Burma faces its second UN Human Rights Council UPR review, rejecting every recommendation mentioning Rohingya or referring to the situation in Arakan/Rakhine State. * Five men are re-arrested in Rangoon/Yangon and charged under Article 505(b) of the Criminal Code for printing a calendar recognizing Rohingya as an ethnic group. * Company blames victims over landslide from mining debris in Hpakant, Kachin State, that kills 113 people and leaves over 100 missing.