Myanmar CrisisMyanmar's purge of tycoon highlights tension within regime
Military chief may follow 'Xi Jinping's playbook' to eliminate rivals, expert says
Myanmar's ruler, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, has arrested a number of associates of Shwe Mann, a rival and a former speaker of the lower house of parliament. (Source photo by Reuters)
THOMPSON CHAU and DOMINIC OO, contributing writers
YANGON/TAIPEI -- The arrest and detention of Khin Shwe, a longtime Myanmar tycoon, by the military regime last month hints at an irreconcilable split between Min Aung Hlaing's ruling faction and Shwe Mann, a former general who was once among the country's most powerful politicians.