Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power. 

​Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta’s power.  

Voters in Myanmar’s election say the poll is taking place in a “climate of fear”, the
BBC’s South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports. 

​Voters in Myanmar’s election say the poll is taking place in a “climate of fear”, the
BBC’s South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.  

Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuously emitting ash. 

​Scientists say volcanic activity at the site, which frequently erupts, had intensified this week, with craters continuously emitting ash.