NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar´s junta signalled changes in the military´s leadership ahead of the country´s annual show of force on Friday, potentially clearing the way for defence chief Min Aung Hlaing to become president. Tanks and military trucks laden with rocket launchers and mobile field guns trundled through the streets as thousands of soldiers marched for Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyidaw, where Min Aung Hlaing made his yearly speech to rally morale.
The armed forces “reaffirmed its pledge to support the government legitimately elected by the people, with the aim of strengthening and sustaining the multi-party democracy system”, he said.
