NAY PYI TAW — Myanmar’s military leadership lifted a state of emergency more than four years after it took power in a coup, a necessary step for holding elections slated to be held later this year.

Myanmar’s military leadership lifted a state of emergency more than four years after it took power in a coup, a necessary step for holding elections slated to be held later this year.

  • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOPM
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    1 年前

    While the state of emergency has been lifted, I very much doubt that heavy-handed military presence with indiscriminate stops and check points in cities and towns will change. This is just the precursor to steps that legitimize military’s rule with a fake election at the end of the year.