The new Queen of Malaysia, Raja Zarith Sofiah, 64, is an Oxford graduate and a prolific writer who has authored four children s books and also contributed to a newspaper column.
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We re not going to let them get away with this, activist tells DW
Lee Morgenbesser, a senior lecturer at Australia s Griffith University whose research focuses on authoritarian regimes and Southeast Asian politics, shares a similar view. The expert told DW that the coup confirms if any further confirmation was needed that authoritarian rule is a mainstay of political life in Southeast Asia.
Myanmar s experience is just the latest example of the inherent fragility of attempts at democracy in Southeast Asia, he said.
Myanmar following Thailand?
Despite embarking on an ostensible democratic transition in recent years, the Tatmadaw, as the Myanmar s armed forces are known, never ceded power. The military-drafted 2008 constitution reserves 25% of parliamentary seats for the army and hands it control over the ministries of defense, interior and border affairs, guaranteeing it a key role in political affairs.