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Min Aung Hlaing’s son Aung Pyae Sone (second from right), Aung Pyae Sone’s wife Myo Yadana Htike (third from right) and Min Aung Hlaing’s daughter Khin Thiri Thet Mon (fourth from right) offer a new pennant-shaped vane for the Kyaik Devi pagoda to Dhammasuta Chekinda for consecration on Dec. 18 / Myawady

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Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing (left), Vasipake Sayadaw (in woolen hat, second from right) and Min Aung Hlaing's son Aung Pyae Sone (third from right) place the new diamond orb at Kyaik Devi pagoda on Saturday. / Cincds

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Junta Watch: Myanmar Coup Leader Seeks Divine Assistance; Picking a Fight With the UN and More

More Than Meets the Eye: Myanmar Junta Leader’s Renovation of Pagoda

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