Burmese citizens in Thailand desirous of voting in the referendum to approve the draft constitution of the military junta can vote at the Burmese embassy in Bangkok starting today.
The Burmese Embassy in Bangkok said, Burmese passport holders will be eligible to vote and can cast their ballot from April 22 to 27 between 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An embassy staff told voters who want to vote must bring their passports and ID cards with them to the embassy in Bangkok, which will be the only polling booth across the country.
"Our staffs will be present at the embassy gate. They will explain the voting procedure to eligible voters," she added.
The absentee voting at Bangkok Embassy began today as part of the Burmese junta's planned referendum on a draft constitution, which it has announced to hold on May 10 in Burma.
A voter, who had cast the vote at the Embassy told Mizzima that there were not too many voters coming on Monday and embassy officials were present to checked for the voters' passports and identity cards.
"Our names and ID numbers have already been printed on the voters list. They checked our ID number against the voters list and issued a ballot paper and an envelope," the voter said.
"There were three persons present. They kept a counterfoil of the ballot paper with them as a proof of votes being cast. There are ball pens and glue in the voting room behind the curtain. We can tick on the ballot paper 'Yes' or 'No'. Then put our ballot paper inside the envelope and put the envelope into the ballot box," a voter who had cast the vote at the embassy told Mizzima.
Similarly, in Japan, the Burmese embassy announced that an absentee voting will be held from April 26 to 27 starting from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
"We have sent invitations to all eligible voters. We cannot say how many voters will turn up at the polling station," an embassy staff in Japan told Mizzima.
In Singapore, voters are informed that they can come to the embassy beginning on April 25 to 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m to cast their votes.
An activist in Singapore said they would distribute 'No' campaign T-shirts and caps to the voters on April 27 of this month.
"We have made 750 T-Shirts and 1,000 caps for that day. Some donated drinking water bottles. Doctors, nurses and ambulance will be available for emergency medical care. We want to send our 'No' vote campaign message to voters," he said.
Meanwhile, Burmese embassies around the world are reportedly making arrangements for polling stations, where Burmese passport holders who are working and studying abroad can cast their votes in the referendum to approve the constitution drafted by the junta.
While Burmese citizens are spread in various countries including western nations, bulks of Burmese are found to be working in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan.
The Burmese Embassy in Bangkok said, Burmese passport holders will be eligible to vote and can cast their ballot from April 22 to 27 between 6 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An embassy staff told voters who want to vote must bring their passports and ID cards with them to the embassy in Bangkok, which will be the only polling booth across the country.
"Our staffs will be present at the embassy gate. They will explain the voting procedure to eligible voters," she added.
The absentee voting at Bangkok Embassy began today as part of the Burmese junta's planned referendum on a draft constitution, which it has announced to hold on May 10 in Burma.
A voter, who had cast the vote at the Embassy told Mizzima that there were not too many voters coming on Monday and embassy officials were present to checked for the voters' passports and identity cards.
"Our names and ID numbers have already been printed on the voters list. They checked our ID number against the voters list and issued a ballot paper and an envelope," the voter said.
"There were three persons present. They kept a counterfoil of the ballot paper with them as a proof of votes being cast. There are ball pens and glue in the voting room behind the curtain. We can tick on the ballot paper 'Yes' or 'No'. Then put our ballot paper inside the envelope and put the envelope into the ballot box," a voter who had cast the vote at the embassy told Mizzima.
Similarly, in Japan, the Burmese embassy announced that an absentee voting will be held from April 26 to 27 starting from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
"We have sent invitations to all eligible voters. We cannot say how many voters will turn up at the polling station," an embassy staff in Japan told Mizzima.
In Singapore, voters are informed that they can come to the embassy beginning on April 25 to 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m to cast their votes.
An activist in Singapore said they would distribute 'No' campaign T-shirts and caps to the voters on April 27 of this month.
"We have made 750 T-Shirts and 1,000 caps for that day. Some donated drinking water bottles. Doctors, nurses and ambulance will be available for emergency medical care. We want to send our 'No' vote campaign message to voters," he said.
Meanwhile, Burmese embassies around the world are reportedly making arrangements for polling stations, where Burmese passport holders who are working and studying abroad can cast their votes in the referendum to approve the constitution drafted by the junta.
While Burmese citizens are spread in various countries including western nations, bulks of Burmese are found to be working in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Japan.
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