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Myanmar's new president sees challenges ahead, eyes ASEAN detente
Western governments and critics call the vote a sham as Min Aung Hlaing seeks to rebrand military rule and restore ties with ASEAN.
- Min Aung Hlaing acknowledged that his government faces numerous obstacles and expressed a desire to restore Myanmar’s international reputation after years of isolation.
- A primary diplomatic goal is to normalize relations with ASEAN, the Southeast Asian regional bloc, following five years of strained ties and exclusion from high-level meetings.
- The administration intends to pursue "effective, long-term strategic plans" to attract foreign investment and boost domestic business growth, utilizing Myanmar's abundant natural resources.
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Myanmar New Leader Pledges to Fix Economic Bust in First Speech
(Bloomberg) — Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing pledged in his first speech as President to address the country’s spiraling economic crisis as its people suffer from the Southeast Asian nation’s ongoing civil war.
·Canada
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Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing sworn in as president
NAYPYIDAW, April 10 — Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was sworn in as president on Friday, AFP journalists saw, continuing his rule from a civilian post five years after snatching power in a military coup.As the nation’s armed forces chief, Min Aung Hlaing ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 — detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and triggering a civil war.After a half-decade of ruling by diktat, he organised an ele…
·Selangor, Malaysia
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