YANGON -- With physical election campaigns banned to stop the spread of coronavirus, candidates in Myanmar are being targeted with hate speech and misinformation on social media such as Facebook ahead of the national poll on Nov. 8.
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A trishaw driver with flags of the National League for Democracy on his bicycle waits for his customer in Yangon, Myanmar, October 2. © Reuters
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