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Puppet show or real parliament - Parliament dancing to Min Aung Hlaing's tune (Editorial Talk)
Under the fake government based on the 2008 constitution, with the puppeteer Min Aung Hlaing, and Khin Yi, who has to settle for the position of Speaker of the People's Assembly due to his inability to move freely or act due to power and financial leverage, and with a lineup of puppets ready to dance to Min Aung Hlaing's liking of "not moving, not working, not falling," is there internal policy instability in the puppet show of the 2026 parliament? The parliament decided to revoke the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus without any dissenting votes, but why was the decision hastily withdrawn after reaching the ASEAN ministers?
Under the fake government based on the 2008 constitution, with the puppeteer Min Aung Hlaing, and Khin Yi, who has to settle for the position of Speaker of the People's Assembly due to his inability to move freely or act due to power and financial leverage, and with a lineup of puppets ready to dance to Min Aung Hlaing's liking of "not moving, not working, not falling," is there internal policy instability in the puppet show of the 2026 parliament? The parliament decided to revoke the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus without any dissenting votes, but why was the decision hastily withdrawn after reaching the ASEAN ministers? Will Min Aung Hlaing's ploy to test ASEAN work internationally? These topics are discussed and presented in Mizzima's editorial talk program with Mizzima's Managing Editor U Sein Win.
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Mizzima (Burmese)