00:00Myanmar's Hionta said on Friday that Malaysia would deploy observation teams to monitor
00:08its long-delayed elections, as the military government struggles to contain multiple rebel
00:13uprisings. The country has been engulfed in civil war since the 2021 coup that ousted Aung San Suu
00:20Kyi's elected government. The military has billed the upcoming polls, set to begin in phases on
00:26December 28, as a step toward national reconciliation. Critics, however, have dismissed
00:32the elections as an attempt to legitimize continued military rule, with many ousted lawmakers boycotting
00:38the process and armed resistance groups vowing to block voting in territories they control.
00:44Foreign Minister Datuk Sri Mohamed Hassan met Hjunta Chief Min Aung Hlaing in Naipidao on Thursday.
00:51According to state-run Global New Light of Myanmar, Mohamed vowed to send election
00:56observation teams to Myanmar. Wismaputra said discussions covered the planned elections
01:01and the need to end hostilities. The junta's newspaper reported that 57 political parties
01:07and more than 5,000 candidates are expected to contest. Results are anticipated by late January.
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