Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy

 

People hold pictures of Myanmar's army chief Min Aung Hlaing with his face crossed out as Myanmar citizens protest against the military coup in Myanmar outside United Nations venue in Bangkok, Thailand February 6, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

 

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who himself first seized power in a coup, said on Wednesday he had received a letter from Myanmar's new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.

 

Prayuth, who overthrew an elected prime minister in 2014 and stayed in office after a 2019 election his rivals said was badly flawed, told reporters in Bangkok that he had always supported democracy in the neighbouring country.

 

Min Aung Hlaing's army overthrew elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb. 1 and detained her, alleging fraud in an election last year that her party won in a landslide. The electoral commission had dismissed the army's claims.

 

"We are supportive of the democratic process in Myanmar but what is most important today is to maintain good relations because it impacts the people, the economy, border trade, particularly now," Prayuth said.

 

"Thailand supports the democratic process. The rest is up to him to see how to proceed," he said.

 

Since the coup, Myanmar has been convulsed by the biggest protests in more than a decade as Suu Kyi's supporters challenge the coup that halted a tentative decade-long transition to democracy.

 

Thailand witnessed its biggest protests in decades last year as Prayuth's opponents demanded that he step down, accusing him of engineering the last election to continue the domination of Thai politics by the army and monarchy. He denies any interference.

 

The Thai and Myanmar armies have had close working relationships in recent decades despite a distant history of enmity between the countries.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-02-10

 

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3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

asking for help to support democracy.

The blind leading the blind !

Neither has an understanding of the word democracy !

You want democracy hand power back to the people and stay out of politics very simple really .

A democratic Government is one that is run by the people (not armed forces) for the people .

Taking power by force and then seeking advice about democracy from someone who did the same... LOL! 
 

I don’t even have words...

 

555

 

Not the first of April yet....if a country need some education in democracy it is Thailand.. but our leader said we have our own democracy...

I think the good general from Myanmar confused Thailand

with Lethoso.

It's all in "Animal Farm".

he doesn't want democracy he wants the appearance of democracy so that sweet international gravy boat sails right up to his door..

 

and who better to ask than our own dear leader ????

 

 

He really didn't ask about democracy rather than "Hay mate, how did you keep the great unwashed under control and profit from it?"

53 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

The blind leading the blind !

Neither has an understanding of the word democracy !

 

Oh yes they do.

 

That's why they strive so hard to suppress and destroy it.

 

At the same time also striving to maintain the fiction that they are its proponents and defenders.

 

 

56 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

received a letter from Myanmar's new junta leader asking for help to support democracy.

there is an old saying, something like that   "In the Kingdom of the Blind, the Man (Prayut) with One Eye Is King".... thus by his neighbors standards he (Prayut) is king of democracy   555

 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113406/

 

 

 

 

Amazing, how do they dare to even mention democracy in this region????

And Prayuth replied:

 

To improve democracy you must buy submarines.

20% for me as facilitator, 20% for you - and on top of that, a second hand aircraft carrier would ensure democracy for ever.

Furthermore I will send Meechai - at a price of course - the world's most experienced constitution writer.

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy

it's under "D" in the dictionary, or just google it (he is soo dense)

Oh wow, this news story is relevant on so many levels.

To show just how truly lost many parts of Asia really are.  

Yes, thai government will help by crackdown on protests. Immigration police was active yesterday outside myanmar embassy interrogaring people. 
also yesterday police arrested 4 for lese majeste. 

looks, like burmese opposition is inspired and supported by thai protests, so arresting those 4 will have a chilling effect on situation in birma

This will definitely be short-listed for this years black comedy award..... 

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Myanmar junta leader asks Thai counterpart for help on democracy

????

'Ere Mate, how do'ya rig an election ?'

Birds of the same feather. Flocks together. ????

LMFAO!!!! ????????????????????

Is it 1st April already!?!? 

1 hour ago, Blumpie said:

Oh wow, this news story is relevant on so many levels.

To show just how truly lost many parts of Asia really are.  

"lost"? I'd say they know exactly what they're doing, how to phrase it to keep the big wigs in the West out of their hair AND get away with it. The word "sly" would be a much more appropriate adjective than "lost". 

Junta and democracy are contradictory. Simple.

2 hours ago, bdenner said:

He really didn't ask about democracy rather than "Hay mate, how did you keep the great unwashed under control and profit from it?"

Brainwash them from birth , tell them they are  all  one family, create a  mythical pack of  lies and  call it  history, control them with severe penalties using  les  majeste laws, make defamation even with the truth  a serious crime..........I can't mention the other myth.

Absolute classic, worthy of a very black Monthy Python sketch!

This is the funniest thing i have heard in years.

That's an easy one for the general eliminate opposition  (tick) jail any dissenters on any 112 charge or make one up  (tick) reinstate yourself after new fake election (tick) run the country and economy into the ground (tick) surround yourself with unusually wealthy yes men (tick) wait for the lid to blow off before making off at speed (in process)  ????                                                             

3 hours ago, oldhippy said:

and on top of that, a second hand aircraft carrier would ensure democracy for ever.

What has an aircraft carrier laid down in 1992 as a new build vessel for the RTN got to do with the present Thai government?

I'd love to see that letter sent by the Burmese dictator.

I bet it reads nothing like the article suggests.......if it exists at all outside of Prayuts imagination.