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The Straits Times (10 April 2026)

Myanmar’s new President Min Aung Hlaing on April 10 said his government has many challenges to overcome and would seek to enhance international relations, including normalising ties with South-east Asian grouping ASEAN after five years in the cold.

In his inauguration address, the former junta chief who was the architect of a 2021 coup that led to civil war and international sanctions said his government would strive to spur foreign investment and domestic business growth as part of “effective, long-term strategic plans” for resource-rich Myanmar.

“Myanmar is now well on its way towards democracy, but the new government has a lot of challenges to overcome,” he told a Parliament packed with lawmakers from an army-backed party and legislators hand-picked by the military.

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