. >> reporter: hello from yangon. almost two weeks have passed since the official election. the country had been under military rule for half a century. since 2011, myanmar has been undergoing drastic changes with the introduction of democratic and economic reforms. now the people of myanmar are preparing to take part in their first free general election since 1990. i visited a suburb of yangon where the election battle is heating up ahead of the november 8th poll. aung san suu kyi is the leader of the opposition national league for democracy and the symbol of myanmar's pro-democracy movement. she is not only visiting her constituents but also those of other candidates. aung san suu kyi is making a stop here to campaign ahead of the election as locals gather in excitement. >> translator: with the people entrusting power in us, we're all the more determined to work hard for them. >> the november vote will be the first free general election in 25 years. expectations are high among voters. >> if the nld, led by aung san suu kyi, wins the election, this country will make a chang

this report from yangon. >> salima and mohammed are from myanmar but live across the border in thailand is muslim. she converted from buddism. nine years ago, they married and moved to the thai border town where they say they face less discrimination as a mixed-faith couple. now with a new law in myanmar that regulates marriage, mohammed fears myanmar will become increasingly less to rapt. >> this is the family's business. why do we have to ask permission from the government. if in the future we have problems in our family, do we have to report every conflict to them? >> under the law, inter faith couples have to notify the local government and post a public announcement of their intention to mayor. they will be allowed to we had if there are no elections. put forward for the committee of nationality and religion critics fear the new law will be used to discriminate against minorities here. >> mabatai insists it is not addition criminalnagory. >> the other three religions, christianity, islam and hin dew enter religious riots shook myanmar three years ago. more than 140,000 people, most

a report now from yangon. a and mohammed real from myanmar but live across the border in thailand. he is muslim. she converted from buddism. theynard and moved to the thai border town where they say they face less discrimination as a mixed faith couple. now with a new law that regulates marriage between buddhist women and men of other religions mohammed fears myanmar will be less to rapt. >> this is the family's business. why do we have to ask permission from the government. if in the future we have problems in our family, do we have to report every conflict to them? under the law, inter faith couples have to notify the local government and post a public announcement of their intention to marry. they will be allowed to we had if there are no objections. the law is one of four put forward by a hardline nationalist buddhist group for the protection of nationality and religion. dritics fear the new law will be used to discriminate against minorities here. >> mobata inlifts the law is not discriminatory. the other