But while his predecessors’ pagodas are free to visit, it appears that pilgrims will have to pay to enter Min Aung Hlaing’s pagoda.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/junta-watch/junta-watch-india-ramps-up-ties-with-pariah-neighbor-china-woos-law-minister-for-belt-and-road-and-more-2.html

Coup leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at an aircraft-commissioning event.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/the-world-myanmar/norwegian-fund-divests-from-chinese-indian-firms-with-junta-ties.html

First, Aung recommends they practice breathing exercises and meditation.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/health_and_wellness/does-cracking-your-knuckles-cause-arthritis/article_b5986486-c813-52bb-9342-c503408d540d.html

Former KNU leader Mutu Say Poe and junta boss Min Aung Hlaing have personal ties.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/opinion/analysis/internal-external-challenges-await-new-leadership-of-myanmars-knu.html

However, the regime’s strength under army head Min Aung Hlaing has come into question after a significant reorganisation saw some prominent military officers replaced.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/news/myanmars-general-min-purges-generals/

In total, 78-year-old NLD leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has been sentenced to 33 years in jail on 19 charges filed by the junta.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/daw-aung-san-suu-kyis-lawyers-appeal-for-her-release.html

Later that month, an envoy from the CCP came and met former junta leader Than Shwe — now 90 years old — who had nurtured closer relations with China than Min Aung Hlaing.

Source: http://southasiajournal.net/chinas-support-in-myanmar-driven-by-self-interest/

Min Aung Hlaing gives a briefing to the National Defense and Security Council on the day of the coup on February 1, 2021.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-junta-prepares-for-name-change-as-end-of-emergency-rule-looms.html

Min Aung Hlaing used force of arms to cancel the results of the 2020 general election – a poll of over 37 million voters that was broadly representative of the will of the people of Myanmar, according to international observers.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/specials/junta-watch/junta-watch-regime-parties-with-fellow-pariah-russia-dictator-defends-sham-election-and-more.html

Myanmar’s ethnic minorities have been fighting for greater autonomy for decades, but armed conflict in the country escalated sharply after Myanmar’s army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/myanmar-ap-thailand-pbs-karen-b2315495.html

President U Win Myint, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her ministers were jailed and the election results canceled.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-peoples-thoughts-with-detained-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-on-78th-birthday.html

Protestors raised three fingers to symbolize liberty, equality, and fraternity and showed photos of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Protesters-mark-second-anniversary-of-Myanmar-coup--42871777/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230201

So why can’t Min Aung Hlaing’s army, which is not accepted by the people, be crushed within a year?

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmar-citizens-reflect-on-two-years-of-military-rule.html

The case was dropped on the orders of military chief and current junta boss Min Aung Hlaing.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-junta-adds-new-charge-against-kachin-christian-leader.html

The leader of the junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has said he will crush the resistance by the People’s Defence Force, the NUG’s armed wing.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-global/the-rohingya-and-myanmars-planned-election-as-icj-keeps-heat-on-junta-8561826/

The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and U Win Myint regarding other cases, and the pair have lodged further appeals to the Chief Justice.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/burma/myanmars-supreme-court-to-hear-daw-aung-san-suu-kyi-appeals.html

The UN Security Council passed its first resolution on the situation in Myanmar in December, urging the junta to release Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and all “arbitrarily detained prisoners”.

Source: https://www.irrawaddy.com/news/the-world-myanmar/myanmar-junta-slams-un-human-rights-chiefs-irrelevant-comments.html

This viewpoint stood out even more if one considered the support given by leaders such as President Ramos-Horta to Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, which has been viewed with discomfort in the halls of power in Naypyidaw.

Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/04/comprehending-timor-lestes-delayed-accession-to-asean/

Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving nonviolent protests or criticism of military rule, which began when the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/05/04/china-takes-yuan-global-in-bid-to-repel-us-dollar/

While Operation 1027 represents the most serious challenge to military rule since Min Aung Hlaing’s coup, it has taken place amid a surge in drug and human trafficking in lawless border areas, which has been felt elsewhere in the region.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/20/tentative-truce-shows-extent-and-limit-of-chinas-influence-in-myanmar?traffic_source=rss