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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing criticises ASEAN, sets out government agenda
Min Aung Hlaing said 172 constituencies will vote in 2027 and pledged talks with rebel groups, infrastructure spending and tougher crime enforcement.
- On Friday, Min Aung Hlaing criticized ASEAN's "Five Point Consensus," claiming the 11-member bloc discriminated against Myanmar, while announcing by-elections scheduled for 2027.
- Myanmar has faced turmoil since the military ousted the elected government in February 2021, sparking a protracted civil war that killed some 100,000 people and displaced millions.
- The government is prioritizing the 1,400-km India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and the 410-km Mandalay-Muse railway, while pledging 10% of the national budget for education next fiscal year.
- Meeting with 13 ethnic armed organisations , Min Aung Hlaing discussed stability efforts, while large numbers of young people aged between 18 and 34 continue leaving the country.
- "I will take two years to build momentum for constructing a new nation," Min Aung Hlaing stated, then three years to execute the build-up at full speed.
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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing criticises ASEAN, sets out government agenda
Nearly four months after taking office, Myanmar's junta chief turned president Min Aung Hlaing on Friday criticised the regional ASEAN bloc's peace plan and outlined his government's plans for the war-torn Southeast Asian country.
·London, United Kingdom
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right2Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Center, 40% Right
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center, 40% of the sources lean Right
40% Right
L 20%
C 40%
R 40%
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