Note: This article was originally published in Nikkei Asia on 22 February 2021.  Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn was quoted.

On Feb. 1, Myanmar's military detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint in the country's first coup since 1988, bringing an end to a decade of civilian rule. The Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy had won a landslide in a general election in November. But the military has claimed the election was marred by fraud.

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