Youth inclusion a must in governingAs Myanmar gears up to hold its second election since its transition to democracy began in 2011, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) -- with its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi -- looks set to retain its majority in the quasi-civilian regime. In the lead-up to today's vote, several younger NLD members voiced their disappointment with how the party is run. One such faction is headed by former NLD lawmaker Thet Thet Khine, who now leads the People's Pioneer Party. To ensure the push towards democracy can be maintained, Ms Suu Kyi and the NLD's upper echelons need to realise their way of doing politics can no longer be sustained. This is what those in power in Nay Pyi Taw and Bangkok need to realise -- it is time to include youth in moving both countries forward.

Source: Bangkok Post November 07, 2020 22:07 UTC