Ten Rohingya Muslim men with their hands bound kneel as members of the Myanmar security forces stand guard in Inn Din village Sept 2, 2017. Min Aung Hlaing also shrugged off demands from the UN for the army to get out of political life in Myanmar, where it remains hugely influential despite a nominal transition to civilian rule in 2011. Suu Kyi's government shares power with the still-mighty army, which retains control over a quarter of parliamentary seats and three key ministries. The army chief made it clear that the Tatmadaw, as the military is known locally, has no intention to extract itself from politics. The Rohingya languishing in refugee camps in Bangladesh refuse to return to a Myanmar that does not grant them citizenship.

Source: Bangkok Post September 24, 2018 07:48 UTC