{"id":27514,"date":"2022-05-11T07:04:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T02:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/?p=27514"},"modified":"2022-05-11T07:04:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T02:04:25","slug":"mp-speaks-democracy-has-taken-a-whack-in-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/mp-speaks-democracy-has-taken-a-whack-in-southeast-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"MP SPEAKS | Democracy has taken a whack in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"
MP SPEAKS | It\u2019s a trail of devastation in Southeast Asia, where democracy has taken a whack and lies wear Prada. In Myanmar, it\u2019s the coup that brought back military dictatorship; in Malaysia, it\u2019s clever power play plus manipulation that unseated Pakatan Harapan; in Cambodia, it\u2019s the rule with impunity; in Thailand, it\u2019s the never-ending military coups. And in the Philippines, it\u2019s the return of the Marcos family to the Malaca\u00f1ang Palace. The election results in the Philippines sent a shiver down my spine as Ferdinand Marcos Jr\u2019s victory was brought about by targeting young voters with lies…<\/p>\n
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