YANGON: As Myanmar’s opposition sit on the cusp of a historic victory, the twists and turns of the election are playing out on a medium virtually unknown inside the country a few years ago: social media.
Everyone from Aung San Suu Kyi’s jubilant National League for Democracy (NLD) supporters to ruling President Thein Sein and the country’s army chief are using Facebook to relay their message as the country looks set for its biggest political shake-up in decades.
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