Myanmar junta chief vows continued crackdown, then elections

FLANKED by tanks and missile launchers, Myanmar’s junta chief today vowed no let up in a crackdown on opponents and insisted the military would hold elections – weeks after admitting it did not control enough territory to allow a vote.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military deposed Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government over two years ago after making unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud.