Myanmar's military rulers threatened yesterday to cling to power if the people abstain from voting in Sunday's long-awaited elections and blamed foreign media for trying to derail the polls.
The military said 13 foreign news organisations had colluded with opposition movements to discourage people from voting.
"If the election is aborted (by voters) ... the ruling government will have no choice but to remain in charge of state security until it holds another election. If so, this will take a long time," state-controlled newspapers said in a commentary.
Meanwhile, rights groups said the authorities appeared to be deliberately slowing down the Internet ahead of the Nov 7 elections to make it more difficult for journalists to get images and news out of the country. AGENCIES
Source:http://www.todayonline.com/
The military said 13 foreign news organisations had colluded with opposition movements to discourage people from voting.
"If the election is aborted (by voters) ... the ruling government will have no choice but to remain in charge of state security until it holds another election. If so, this will take a long time," state-controlled newspapers said in a commentary.
Meanwhile, rights groups said the authorities appeared to be deliberately slowing down the Internet ahead of the Nov 7 elections to make it more difficult for journalists to get images and news out of the country. AGENCIES
Source:http://www.todayonline.com/
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