Burmese junta election commission claims 11 million fraud cases

[Thaiger]

After the election in Myanmar last November, the military was unhappy with the results, claimed mass fraud, and overthrew the government, seizing power in a coup in February. Independent observers and analysts have yet to find any probable voter fraud in the election. But perhaps they weren’t looking in the right place because the military junta’s election commission just turned in their fraud report uncovering 11 million cases of voter fraud across every corner of the country in the general election. Yes, the Burmese election commission, hand-picked by the military junta, managed to find what no one else could and […]

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[TiT]

What does the international community expect.  They appointed the investigators themselves.  Are they going to find themselves in a situation where they initiated a coup for no reason?  Of course not...

[billybob]

Myanmar gives the Thai junta a potential upgrade path to keeping power if the fragile social contract fails due to massive economic disturbance. The Myanmar army are beyond any pale - an army cult 60 years in the making that sits totally apart from the poor long suffering people. 

https://www.dw.com/en/myannmar-military-state/a-56545673

[TiT]

You see the work ethic of many of the Burmese in Thailand and it (quite regularly) surpasses any level of customer service that you would receive from a Thai.  You can't even pay the Thais to work half the time.  I feel bad for the people suffering in Myanmar, they really deserve a better situation.

[Craig]

Yeah, right.  For sure.  Fascists just doing their thing.  

[colinneil]

7 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Yes, the Burmese election commission, hand-picked by the military junta, managed to find what no one else could and […]

Hand picked !!!! Says it all, looks like they are taking a leaf outa Prayuts book.

Hand pick them, then they do as they are told, what a sad situation.