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From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Feb-3
Suu Kyi supporters 'kicking out the devils' with rowdy protest over Myanmar's military coup
Scores of people in Myanmar's largest city honk car horns and bang on pots and pans in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country's military.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: adwil
Feb-3
The army and police control the country. A measure of public displeasure will be allowed, but only a major split in the military will change things.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Feb-4
And we've found the trumped up charge.
Why was Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged over walkie-talkies?
Obscure, old laws are often used by Myanmar's military to charge people seen as a threat to them or their interests - here's a look at how long Aung San Suu Kyi could spend in jail and what experts expect to happen next.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: adwil
Feb-4
Whatever trumped up charge is made, she'll probably end up in house arrest as before.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Feb-8
Aung San Suu Kyi was a global democracy icon. Since then it's been a steady fall from grace
She's an officer's daughter who became a military prisoner before sharing power with her former captors. Aung San Suu Kyi's life has come full circle, but this may not be the end for Myanmar's Lady.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Feb-8
Myanmar coup protests grow as internet access restored
Huge crowds have turned out in Yangon and Dawei to continue protesting the coup, while people across Myanmar have rallied in support of detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Read more from www.abc.net.auFrom: adwil
Feb-8
I hope not. Although receiving huge criticism from the Left for compromising with the military, she's the best hope for a democratic Myanmar.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Feb-8
The protests might help.
As long as they stay peaceful... so probably not.
From: adwil
Feb-8
Jenifer (Zarknorph) said:The protests might help. As long as they stay peaceful... so probably not.
Myanmar has a long history of peaceful protest, as befits a Buddhist country.
From: Jenifer (Zarknorph)
Feb-11
That's good.
Biden announces new sanctions against Myanmar generals after coup
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he had approved an executive order paving the way for new U.S. sanctions on Myanmar generals after the military detained elected leaders and seized power on Feb. 1.
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