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DPM Prawit calls Myanmar coup ‘their internal affair’

Myanmar military vehicles are seen inside Myanmar’s national television office in Yangon on Monday. (Reuters photo)

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon on Monday called the military takeover in neighbouring Myanmar an internal matter of the neighbouring country.

“It’s their internal affair,” Gen Prawit told reporters when asked about Myanmar’s coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her party.

The Myanmar army has declared a state of emergency after detaining Ms Suu Kyi and other key members of the National League for Democracy in an early morning raid on Monday.

Gen Prawit said the government was more concerned about more coronavirus cases imported from Myanmar as a result of the coup.

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