Instead, it is strengthening the resolve of the broad-based resistance movement.” General Maung Maung Kyaw (centre) was removed as head of the air force in January. “Even though its attempted coup failed long ago, it mistakenly believes that executing four political prisoners will help it to establish control. Laetitia van den Assum, former Dutch ambassador to Myanmar, says the executions demonstrated that the military government was rejecting any dialogue about the future of Myanmar unless on its own terms. On July 25, the regime executed four activists in a move that triggered outrage around the world. “Its top priority is its survival at any cost and given its disastrous economic interventions it would appear Myanmar and its people are that cost.” “When it starts dismissing its own team and established business cronies it does suggest its position is highly fragile and its leadership rather insecure,” a Western diplomat in Yangon told Al Jazeera. The heads of the navy and air force are among those who have lost their positions, as Min Aung Hlaing has sought to consolidate his position amid continued armed resistance to his rule - including with ethnic armed groups along the borders - a rebellious population in the heartland, and economic crisis.Īfter plunging by nearly 20 percent in the year after the Februcoup, the World Bank has forecast growth of 3 percent this year for Myanmar’s economy and warned of “substantial risks”. Bangkok/ Yangon – Failing to subdue resistance across Myanmar, military government chief Min Aung Hlaing is resorting to increasingly desperate measures to cling to power, firing senior ministers and military officers, and purging business cronies.
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