Pita Limjaroenrat is clearly the people’s choice for prime minister. And under a more democratic system, he would already be sitting in the prime minister’s office.
- Senior Lecturer in International Studies in the School of Society and Culture, Adelaide University
Perlawanan Myanmar terhadap rezim militer yang brutal hampir tidak dilirik oleh Barat. Padahal sikap mereka terhadap Ukraina menunjukkan kekuatan militer Barat dapat membantu kelompok pro-demokrasi.
Myanmar’s two-year resistance to the brutal military regime barely registers in the West. But Ukraine shows that Western military force can be successfully used to support a democracy under siege.
While we should be extremely thankful that some political prisoners are being released from Myanmar’s jails, we should also recognise they should never have been there in the first place.
The killings are a tragic reminder of the costs of last year’s coup, and they’re exacerbating the pressures being felt by the regime at home and abroad.
There’s been very little media or political discussion of what Australia should be aiming for in 2035. This is baffling.
The new prime minister seems to have the temperament that would favour a collaborative approach. He could usher in a golden era of stable government, with more generous and compassionate politics.
With the regime’s brutality on daily display, peaceful protests have largely been abandoned. Unless there’s a negotiated settlement, Myanmar looks headed for a long and bloody civil war.
Myanmar’s chair was embarrassingly empty at a recent summit, a rebuff to the military junta that took control of the country in a coup earlier this year.
Myanmar’s government in exile is courting the international community to try to gain recognition over the military junta. The UN seat could be a key prize in that fight.
COVID is running rampant in Myanmar, where the military junta has been accused of arresting doctors and weaponising the pandemic. The result could be catastrophic for the entire region.
With hundreds now killed since the coup and civilians increasingly taking up arms against the junta, there are fears the country could be headed toward civil war.
The military is escalating its pressure on protesters in Myanmar, but it’s running out of options for resolving the crisis. Bullets may not be enough to quash the opposition this time.
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Les militaires birmans bénéficiaient déjà d’une immense influence économique et politique. Dès lors, pourquoi viennent-ils de s’emparer du pouvoir par la force ?
Es difícil intuir cómo los militares se beneficiarán de otro golpe de estado, puesto que ya gozaban de una inmensa influencia política y económica bajo el anterior acuerdo de reparto de poder.
Sulit untuk menerka apa manfaat kudeta ini bagi militer; militer selama ini telah mampu memperluas pengaruh dan mendapat kepentingan ekonomi di negara itu.
It is difficult to see how the military will benefit from another coup, since it already enjoyed immense political and economic influence under the previous power-sharing agreement.
Human rights groups have expressed concern after 1.5 million voters in ethnic minority areas were not allowed to vote, ostensibly due to continuing conflict in the regions.
When Aung San Suu Kyi led her party to victory in 2015, many hoped Myanmar’s worst days were behind them. But the government’s complicity in the Rohingya crisis has tarnished her reputation.
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