YANGON: Myanmar’s president has rejected criticism that his government has stalled on crucial reforms and has defended the powerful army’s hold over politics.
Thein Sein, a former general who has run Myanmar since 2011 when the junta ceded power to a quasi-civilian government after decades of brutal rule, insisted his country was on the path towards genuine democracy.
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