The military junta in Myanmar is planning to hold elections in December, five years after the coup in February 2021.
However, with opposition groups barred from participating and with swathes of the country controlled by non-state actors, is this a futile exercise in performative democracy? Journalist Jaw Tu Hkwang weighs in.
Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Elaine Boey and Keith Kam Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar, Yap Hern Kang and Dylan Lee Jin Jee/BFM
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Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
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