Myanmar's junta leader dismisses critics as military allies head for landslide election win

The United Nations, rights groups and the UK have denounced the polls as a sham exercise to perpetuate the military's hold.
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Myanmar quake death toll passes 1,600, as junta lets in foreign rescuers

BANGKOK, March 29 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit ...