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Myanmar situation 'enormous, tragic step back': PM Lee

Use of lethal force against civilians unacceptable, he says, and sanctions imposed by outsiders are of limited influence

Published Wed, Mar 3, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

THE military coup in Myanmar is an enormous, tragic step back for the country, and the use of lethal force against civilians and unarmed demonstrators is just not acceptable, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday.

And if the Myanmar population decide the government is not on their side, then the government has a very big problem, he added in an interview with the BBC.

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