ABC Friday, May 2, 2008
In Singapore, more than 200 Burmese nationals say they've been denied their chance to vote in Burma's national referendum on a new constitution.
The group waited outside the Burmese embassy in Singapore on Thursday, after the embassy extended voting for expatriates until Friday.
The extension was apparently granted after many would-be voters said they missed out on voting last weekend after the embassy shut its doors during an anti-constitution protest by Burmese nationals.
On Thursday, a large number of voters say they've now missed out again, complaining that the voting process was too slow and that many were not permitted to enter the embassy despite bringing documentation.
The national referendum is set to take place inside Burma on May 10.
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