Voting starts in Myanmar parliamentary by-elections

Voters cast ballot at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, Nov. 3, 2018. A multi-party parliamentary by-election began across Myanmar Saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Friday), with over 900,000 eligible voters expected to cast their ballot to fill open seats. (Xinhua/U Aung)

YANGON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- A multi-party parliamentary by-election began across Myanmar Saturday morning at 6:00 a.m. local time (2330 GMT Friday), with over 900,000 eligible voters expected to cast their ballot to fill open seats.