NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar’s junta signaled changes in the military’s leadership ahead of the country’s annual show of force on Friday, potentially clearing the way for defense chief Min Aung Hlaing to become president. Thousands of soldiers will march for Armed Forces Day at a parade ground in the capital Naypyidaw, where Min Aung Hlaing will make his yearly speech to rally morale. He has ruled by diktat since ousting the hugely popular government of Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021 — detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dissolving her party and triggering civil war.

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar: Myanmar’s junta signaled changes in the military’s leadership ahead of the country’s annual show of force on Friday, potentially clearing the way for defense…

Myanmar's military hints at leadership changes as tanks parade for Armed Forces Day, amid ongoing civil conflict and political tensions.

The mliitary leader, who has been sanctioned by Western countries, is now certain to get the job.