Members of the Union Election Commission speak during a demonstration in Yangon of voting machines to be used in future elections on September 5. (AFP)

Myanmar junta begins pilot census in 20 townships

Myanmar's junta announced Sunday it had begun a pilot census in 20 townships across the divided country, a move critics say will be used to increase surveillance of opponents.

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