More woes for Myanmar


Troubles afoot: The USDP headquarters in Naypyitaw, where police descended to prevent senior party leaders from being active. — EPA

NOVEMBER 2015 was supposed to be the promising near future for Myanmar. It would have been the month for the freest election since 1990.

That election was for a constituent assembly to draft a new Constitution, but the reactionary forces of the military acted so blatantly against the vote as to almost grant the poll the status of a parliamentary general election.

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