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| From left: Burma’s Prime Minister Thein Sein, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laos’ Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh and Asean Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan link arms during the 5th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) summit, at the Council of Ministers in Phnom Penh yesterday. |
By Thitinan Pongsudhirak
The Bangkok Post
In one short week over two long decades, Burma has returned to a window of potential political transition not seen since its last elections in 1990 were hijacked by the military.
This time, the orchestrated polls on Nov 7 have overwhelmingly sent military-backed representatives of the Union Solidarity and Development Party to parliament.
On election day, renewed fighting between the Burmese army and ethnic minority groups flared up along the Thai-Burmese border.
Less than a week later, the iconic leader of Burma's opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, was freed from house arrest where she had been confined for 15 of the last 21 years.
The implications from these momentous times in Burma are immense for Thailand, Southeast Asia and beyond.
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This time, the orchestrated polls on Nov 7 have overwhelmingly sent military-backed representatives of the Union Solidarity and Development Party to parliament.
On election day, renewed fighting between the Burmese army and ethnic minority groups flared up along the Thai-Burmese border.
Less than a week later, the iconic leader of Burma's opposition, Aung San Suu Kyi, was freed from house arrest where she had been confined for 15 of the last 21 years.
The implications from these momentous times in Burma are immense for Thailand, Southeast Asia and beyond.
Please click here to read more...
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