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Today three princesses prepare to do battle with the generals as Burma holds its

first general election in 20 years. We join some of the 6 million Chinese

workers who have 10 days to find out all about their fellow citizens. Learn why

the death of a former president has left Argentina shrouded in uncertainty.

And in the forests of the Czech Republic we discover a whole new ballgame.

It leaves our correspondent a little stunned.

Burma holds its first general election in two decades this weekend,

but many observers are already denouncing it as a sham.

The last poll in 1990 was won by the pro-democracy leader on

Sansuu Kyi, but the country's military rulers never allowed her to take power.

She spent much of the past 20 years in jail or under house arrest.

Sue Lloyd Roberts says that while few expect the vote to be judged free or fair, some believe

that however flawed it could be the start of a process of much-needed change.

To be sent to cover the Burmese elections as an undercover reporter can be challenging.

You can't exactly get your camera out and start filming an election

rally. If you're court working as a journalist illegally in Burma, they arrest you,

strip search you for any hidden material and deport you.

An experience I've already had there and would not relish going through again.

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