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Democracy Denied And Indefinitely Delayed In Myanmar

Hunter Marston, Researcher, Australian National University (ANU)

03-Aug-23 07:30

Democracy Denied And Indefinitely Delayed In Myanmar

The general election in Myanmar that was supposed to be held this month has been delayed, as the military junta extended the state of emergency in the country for six more months. We speak to Hunter Marston of the Australian National University for an update on what this means for the country and the developments related to NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 

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Produced by: Yeong Yeng Yee

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Mark Tan, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  politics,  government,  international,  Law/Activism

Tags:  myanmar military coup,  general elections, 


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