Myanmar neighbours concerned over fairness of polls

HANOI (Reuters) - Myanmar's Southeast Asian neighbours have told the military government they are concerned over whether elections this year will be free and fair, a senior regional diplomat said on Tuesday.

The United States and Britain have said the general election would be illegitimate if the junta denies a role to thousands of political opponents now in prison. Southeast Asia's top regional bloc, which follows a policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states, has been less critical in public.