"My religion means I haven't been able to get an ID card," she tells AFP in her hometown of Meiktila in central Myanmar -- and no ID means no vote. Maung Cho's family has lived in Myanmar for generations, yet when his renewed ID card came back, it labelled him as "Indian-Muslim." Yangon-based Tun Min, 28, tells AFP it took him 10 years to get an ID card. "I drove a taxi for eight years but only used to work at night because I couldn't apply for a licence without an ID card." Many people he knows feel so disillusioned they plan not to vote in the upcoming election.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 29, 2020 08:48 UTC