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Workers prepare the area around the marble Maravijaya Buddha statue in Nay Pyi Taw on July 21, ahead of its opening on August 1. (AFP)

‘His sins can’t be erased’: Junta leader to consecrate Buddha image

Min Aung Hlaing is set to unveil a gigantic Buddha statue in Nay Pyi Taw, but critics say the compound reveals more about the senior general’s superstitions, megalomania and oppressive tendencies than his devotion to religion.

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