Thailand Urges Myanmar Junta to Allow Transition After Vote

Thailand urges Myanmar junta to allow transition after vote

Rights monitors warn the junta is crushing pre-poll dissent. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Thailand urges Myanmar military to allow peaceful transition after upcoming elections

BANGKOK, Dec 8 — Thailand’s foreign minister has called on the ruling junta in Myanmar to peacefully hand over power after upcoming elections, Bangkok said Monday, after warning the military-run poll would not be credible.Myanmar’s armed forces grabbed power in a 2021 coup, triggering a civil war, but has promised that the elections starting in three weeks will plot a path to peace and democracy.Rights monitors warn the junta is crushing pre-pol…