CNI News

15 September 2025

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission, said that it is necessary to study the riots in Nepal and draw lessons for Myanmar.

He made the remarks at a coordination meeting between the commission and the Union government on September 12, 2025.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said, "When we study the recent riots in Nepal, we learn that they started with the government's attempt to register social media accounts. However, we also learned that some powerful countries are involved behind the scenes of these riots. We need to study these riots and draw lessons for our country."

In Nepal, students and young people protested this month due to dissatisfaction with the closure of social media and the growing corruption of the government.

They then raided government offices, parliaments, the residences of government leaders, members of parliament, and politicians, and destroyed the shops of businesspeople.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing

During these events, riots broke out between the security forces and Generation Z, leading to the resignation of the Nepali prime minister and most of the cabinet members. The Nepali army and Generation Z are currently negotiating to form an interim government.

In Myanmar, on February 1, 2021, the Myanmar Tatmadaw declared a state of emergency and took control of the country, citing the National League for Democracy (NLD) government's attempt to form a government without resolving the dispute over the 2020 general election voter list.

Since then, the Myanmar Tatmadaw has restricted and banned the use of social media, which continues to this day.

The current leader of the Myanmar military, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Chairman of the State Security and Peace Commission and Security, has announced that Myanmar is under control and that the first phase of the general election will be held on December 28, 2025, in 102 townships.

Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has also announced that the Tatmadaw will transfer power to the winning political party after the election and will return to performing only defense duties.