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Myanmar's military government launches a census seen as a way to gather information about opponents

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader
Summary
Nutrition label

77% Informative

Census takers began going door-to-door in the capital, Naypyitaw , accompanied by soldiers and police.

The military government is widely seen as hoping the polls will legitimize its rule.

The Ministry of Immigration and Population says more than 42,000 census workers will gather information from more than 13 million households.

The survey contains 68 questions on matters such as the number of people living in each home.

VR Score

86

Informative language

90

Neutral language

74

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

64

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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