Myanmar's President outlines policy road map, criticises ASEAN peace plan

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- President Min Aung Hlaing outlined a national policy roadmap centered on building a modern, developed nation based on democracy and a federal system.
- The five-year roadmap devotes the first two years to accelerating efforts and the following three years to carrying out build-up at full speed.
Why it matters: Min Aung Hlaing's timeline provides the first concrete schedule attached to his national development vision — two years of acceleration followed by three years of full-speed build-up — though the announcement offers no operational details on how either phase will be resourced or measured.
