Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 44 minutes ago
By Haikal Mansor, A Journey Through Darkness
When an army lies, it lies too many too often
Since General Ne Win’s coup on March 2, 1962, Tatmadaw (Burma’s Armed Forces) becomes a delusional institution entirely built on a lie.
The Burmese army lies and too often fails to keep the promise.
Aung San Suu Kyi, on the other hand, a newcomer to the vicious cycle of promise and lie, assured in Singapore, “to find out if the allegations of human rights violations are accurate and if so, we will take necessary action.”
Can she keep her promise this time or will she apply her new talent – LIE?
READ MORE: haikalmansor.com/burmas-armed-forces-a-lie-too-many
By Haikal Mansor, A Journey Through Darkness
When an army lies, it lies too many too often
Since General Ne Win’s coup on March 2, 1962, Tatmadaw (Burma’s Armed Forces) becomes a delusional institution entirely built on a lie.
The Burmese army lies and too often fails to keep the promise.
Aung San Suu Kyi, on the other hand, a newcomer to the vicious cycle of promise and lie, assured in Singapore, “to find out if the allegations of human rights violations are accurate and if so, we will take necessary action.”
Can she keep her promise this time or will she apply her new talent – LIE?
READ MORE: haikalmansor.com/burmas-armed-forces-a-lie-too-many
