Myanmar army issues warning

The commander-in-chief of Myanmar’s armed forces yesterday stressed the need for the military to remain a political force.

His comments came days before a democratically-elected government is set to take power for the first time in 56 years.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, making an Armed Forces Day speech in the capital, Naypyitaw from a podium dwarfed by a towering statue of Myanmar’s three ancient kings, reasserted the military’s belief that it is the country’s sole unifying force and protector of the constitution.