Government ministries and policy are under their management. Lack of education impoverishes society, says Win, a former university professor. The people with value sink to the bottom, while the worthless rise to the top. Married with a child, he has been at the university most of his professional life, first as a student, then as a teacher. But education is for progress.
Progress looks distant.
The students demand better education and better opportunities as much as they do democracy. If the universities re-open, those demands will once again resurface. Kyaw had joined the December demos. But as long as campuses are closed, the government can avoid protests and can afford to ignore the students. It is the price Myanmar pays for an uneasy, fitful peace.