Mixed view over polls

Ready to vote: Supporters of the army-backed ruling USDP dancing to the party’s song during a campaign rally in Mawbi outside of Yangon. (Below) Fear looms over Ko Chit (right) and his uncle, Oo. — AFP / Reuters

MAE SOT (Thailand): For refugees from Myanmar living in camps just across the border in Thailand, a landmark election in their homeland triggers mixed emotions – hope that a hated government will be defeated, and fear of the uncertain future such an upheaval might bring.

Ko Chit, 45, who lives in Mae La refugee camp, the largest of the nine camps that are home to around 110,000 people, wants opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) to win the Nov 8 poll.