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To Uganda now, where logistical problems have delayed voting in presidential and parliamentary polls.

Officials say the issue lies with the failure of biometric identification kits and a lack of equipment.

Even the president himself, Yoweri Museveni, who's seeking re-election for his seventh term, said he'd experienced problems voting.

He's facing a challenge led by the former musician Bobby Wine.

who maintains a stronghold in the poorer parts of the capital, Kampala.

Our correspondent in Kampala, Sami Awami, told me more about the problems affecting the start of voting.

Were we expecting a big turnout to the election before we knew of these technical problems?

Sammy, how free and fair is this election likely to be, given that there are major restrictions on President Museveni's opponents?

Sami Hawami in Uganda.

In Thailand, questions are being asked about the dangers posed by all large-scale construction projects in public areas.

That's after a crane fell onto a passenger train on Wednesday, killing at least 32 people.

The crane was part of a major rail project to link the Thai capital, Bangkok, with southern China.

It was supposed to showcase the best of the two countries' engineering works.

However, Thailand's Structural Engineers Association is now calling for the suspension of major building projects in public areas.

This comes as two people were killed on Thursday after a second crane collapsed onto a highway in central Thailand.

Our correspondent Jonathan Head spoke to us from the scene of Wednesday's incident.

The day after the accident, there's been a lot of activity down here as they've tried to clear away the rubble, the destroyed carriages.

One of the carriages is completely cut in half.