Yangon: Hardliners in Myanmar’s military junta consolidated control of the country Wednesday after ousting the prime minister, amid gloomy prospects for the release of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Several armed ethnic groups that have signed ceasefire deals with Burma’s military government are reconsidering their participation in the constitution drafting National Convention because of the military shakeup in Rangoon yesterday, said ethnic leaders on Wednesday.
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Lt-Gen Soe Win was named Burma’s prime minister on Tuesday after the dismissal and detention of his predecessor, Gen Khin Nyunt.
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Bangkok: The demise of Myanmar premier Khin Nyunt spells fresh misfortune for detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her prospects for freedom and the country’s democratisation, analysts said Wednesday.
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Mae Hong Son: Thailand’s northern province of Mae Hong Son has rushed to slap stricter control along its border with Myanmar and has tightened security in four refugee camps, as the disposal of former Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt yesterday threatened to send the border situation
spinning into turmoil.
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Mae Sot: The ouster of Myanmar Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, who agreed ceasefires with several rebel groups, has stalled peace talks with the Karen National Union, the largest of them, the KNU said on Wednesday.
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The Chamber of Commerce of Tark province has made a proposal, for the government to offer a 500 million baht loan to the Myanmar Government, to develop the transportation system between Thailand and Myanmar.
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Bangkok: Thailand’s government and private sector expect hardly any effects from the political unrest in Myanmar on bilateral trade and the operations of Thai companies there.
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Yangon: A change in Myanmar’s political leadership brought fresh calls Wednesday for the military-ruled Southeast Asian country to carry on with promises to restore democracy.
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Kuala Lumpur: The U.N. special envoy to Myanmar Wednesday described the military junta’s decision to replace Prime Minister Gen. Khin Nyunt, a relative moderate, as “unfortunate.”
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London: Best and worst countries in the Global Corruption Perceptions Index released Wednesday by Transparency International.
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