‘DEFANGING’ AUNG SAN: MYANMAR’S GENERALS WAGE WAR ON MEMORY

Across Myanmar, the statues are vanishing one by one. Military-backed authorities blame “incorrect proportions and shapes”.

News - South China Morning Post reports that across Myanmar, the statues are vanishing one by one.

The report adds: Military-backed authorities blame “incorrect proportions and shapes”.

Unofficially, analysts see a deliberate attempt to erase the presence of independence hero Aung San from public life – and with it, the legitimacy of the elected government the junta overthrew.

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