Myanmar top brass, voters turn to Facebook as Suu Kyi victory beckons

Digital revolution: Young men browsing their Facebook accounts on their smartphones in Yangon. Myanmar's historic election is unfolding on what would have previously been an utterly unlikely medium: social media.

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.