MYANMAR JUNTA MARKS 75TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE WITH SHOW OF FORCE IN NAYPYIDAW.

The article discusses that Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark the country's 75th year of independence on January 4, 2023, days after the junta jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi for 33 years. Tanks, missile launchers, and armoured cars rolled through the dawn air to a parade ground in the capital. The junta is preparing for fresh elections in 2023 that the United States has considered a sham.