Kuala Lampur, Jan. 28 -- At a time, when the world has witnessed a retrenchment in global democracy, it is astounding that Malaysia is still practicing it. To the extent that Myanmar falsely claims to believe in democracy too - it doesn't - to gain some semblance of electoral legitimacy, the junta has had to resort to sham elections.

So obvious were the false elections that all member states of Asean have neither acknowledged nor accepted the polls that began on December 8 2025 and are about to complete by the end of January 2026.

It is a credit to Malaysia to claim that Myanmar elections are illegal. Although it was Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohammad Hassan that stated the position of Malaysia and Asean most clearly, such a statement...