Burma poll stalls as security fears hit

Election authorities in Burma have postponed voting in three of 48 constituencies in the 1 April by-election because of what the military-backed government calls security concerns.

Election authorities in Burma have postponed voting in three of 48 constituencies in the 1 April by-election because of what the military-backed government calls security concerns.

The postponement is a glitch in the poll, the first in which Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi will be a candidate since her release from house arrest in 2010.

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