Blaming Ex-Dictator for Blackouts; Leading Tatmadaw’s Historic Humiliation; and More

Former military dictator Than Shwe has become the latest target in Min Aung Hlaing’s blame game as the junta boss seeks scapegoats for the worsening electricity crisis in Myanmar.

On Saturday, during a meeting with small-business owners in Mandalay’s Pyin Oo Lwin, Min Aung Hlaing declared there would be no outages today if electricity generation projects initiated in 2005 had materialized. In power at the time was his predecessor Than Shwe, who handpicked him as military chief.