This screengrab provided via AFPTV and taken from a broadcast by Myawaddy TV on March 27 shows Tatmadaw chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attending an annual Armed Forces Day parade in Nay Pyi Taw. (AFP/Myawaddy TV)
This screengrab provided via AFPTV and taken from a broadcast by Myawaddy TV on March 27 shows Tatmadaw chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attending an annual Armed Forces Day parade in Nay Pyi Taw. (AFP/Myawaddy TV)

Military puts on show of force as protest-hit nation resists

The military regime has struggled to achieve international recognition since taking control of Myanmar, and it said that only eight international delegations attended Saturday's event, including China and Russia.

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