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Interesting facts #MyanmarCoup- #India
~Current Myanmar Army General Min Aung Hlaing ws to retire in July this yr. He's 65.
Reminds me of the drama around #Bajwa's extension.
Few within Myanmar Army r NOT happy abt Hlaing's extension, jst like it happened in P@k Army.
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What makes this man interesting--is his stand agnst R0hingy@. He pushed 'em out.
~Within 16 days of coup massive Myitsone dam project hs bn revived. Was suspended in 2017.
CHEENI company hd been lobbying for it.
It ws suspended due to the environmental impact it can cause.
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Military says Aung San Suu Kyi hd 6 walkie-talkie sets, which wr not licensed. Documents show it was for her bodyguards. Possible!
Bt there are also walkie talkies which have a range of upto 35miles (56Km).
So did she really fear for her life?
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~CHEEN & RUSI hd opposed a resolution which ws presented by Britain and the European Union in UN against Myanmar military.
Now a subdued version of it hs bn passed.

~Interestingly few groups say Tatmadaw (official name of armed forces of Myanmar) is good for #Buddhists.
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Bt contradicting this claim a lot of other Buddhist monks hv joined the protests nw.
~Myanmar Military runs its own companies and has abt 25% seats reserved in the Parliament. The CIVIL disobedience movement (CDM) is targeting military’s extensive business interests..
7/n ... which is essential for Military's smooth functioning in the country.
~ The coup MAY not impact India's Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project in Myanmar-- was confirmed by @DrSJaishankar himself yesterday.
But Gen MM Naravane sir on Feb 12 th hd said--
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" With failure to deliver on promises, Delivery Deficit has
plagued our efforts at improving regional connectivity. The Kaladan Multimodal Transport Project (in #Myanmar) and Trilateral Highway (India-Myanmar-Thailand) have both seen cost and time overruns"
9/9 Chief definitely wasn't happy abt the progress of the projects.
" Kaladan project is in a very difficult part of the country. There were a lot of logistical challenges."-- Dr S Jaishankar hd said.
Meanwhile these flights hint at the bully. 👇 https://twitter.com/LevinaNeythiri/status/1361567565974233091?s=20
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