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Former Suu Kyi ally says no betrayal in taking Myanmar junta job

Former Suu Kyi ally says no betrayal in taking Myanmar junta job

A one-time ally of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday that she was no traitor for accepting a ministerial post with the junta that overthrew the elected leader this week. Social welfare minister Thet Thet Khine told Reuters the new military government was inclusive and committed to democracy in one of the first interviews that any member of the new government has given since the coup on Monday. "The fact the armed forces say they will continue to act according to the law, we have to welcome it gladly," she said. "I am not betraying the country." Thet Thet…
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