Min Aung Hlaing's Power Grab: New VP Role

0:00Myanmar's top general, Min Ang Ha-ling, just stepped down as military commander to chase the presidency, all in a bid to keep his grip on power. Through a so-called civilian setup, this comes after his coup in 2021, that ousted Aung San Suu keys elected government, sparking a brutal civil war while Australia and other western nations slapped sanctions on him and his Hwinta crew. Lawmakers nominated him as a vice presidential candidate, and with three BPs of for grabs, one gets picked as president in a parliament vote right. After their shady, restricted election in December and January, that their backed party won. The war has killed nearly 93,000 people, displaced over 3.6 million, and wrecked the economy even more, with analysts. Calling this a clear sign, Min Ang Ha-ling wants to rule with an iron fist under a fake Democratic mask. He handed the commander role to YA Wei-nu, a close ally who ran intelligence in 2020 and

1:01just got bumped up in the army, vowing to keep, serving the people and nation as the military's long history of control rolls on uninterrupted. From your city, powered by AI, this is Sydney News Today.