YANGON — Protesters started rallying across Myanmar’s largest city of Yangon on Tuesday, defying warnings from the military threatening “action” against large gatherings.
Since the junta staged a coup on February 1 and ousted Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, waves of dissent have swept the country — with hundreds of thousands amassing in major cities.
By Monday, the military issued a stern warning on state TV, vowing to take “action… against offenses that disturb, prevent and destroy the state’s stability”.
Curfews and a ban on gatherings were also announced for hotspot areas across the country, including Yangon’s San Chaung and Kamayut townships — the mai…
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