Myanmar junta holds military parade with Russian attendance

Despite show of force, army faces myriad problems it has no strategy for

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Troops parade in Naypyitaw on March 27 during Armed Forces Day, the Myanmar military's most important annual event. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK -- Myanmar's military, which seized control in a coup on Feb. 1, held a military parade in Naypyitaw to celebrate the annual Armed Forces Day, but the pomp and circumstance of the occasion will not gloss over the range of problems it faces.

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