The Myanmar military coup council has not yet fallen, but it is failing fast on all fronts.
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April 06, 2021
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It has been more than two months since Myanmar’s military staged a coup and removed the elected National League for Democracy government, but the military junta, known officially as the State Administration Council (SAC), has yet to return the country to normalcy. Anti-coup, anti-military protests persist daily across the nation, and the demands for a federal democratic constitution and a new army to overthrow the junta grow louder and more coordinated with each passing day.
On the other hand, the coup council continues to terrorize the whole country, by brutally shooting protesters in the cities and with almost daily air strikes against villagers in Karen and states. The now-terrorist military council has not yet fallen, but it is failing miserably in establishing its legitimacy and authority to govern.
But a negotiated solution to the political crisis is growing more difficult with every passing week.
April 06, 2021
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Hassanal Bolkiah, the sultan of Brunei pose for a photo during a meeting in the Bruneian capital Bandar Seri Begawan on April 5, 2021.
Credit: Facebook/Muhyiddin Yassin
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After a flurry of intra-regional diplomatic visits, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed to convene a special meeting in Jakarta to address the crisis in Myanmar, which continues to inch toward the brink of a nationwide civil war.
The governments of Malaysia and Brunei made the announcement yesterday, following a meeting between Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Hassanal Bolkiah, the sultan of Brunei, which holds the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN for 2021.