Activists have called for people across the country to close businesses and stay off the streets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
YANGON - Myanmar democracy activists called for businesses to close nationwide on Wednesday to mark the second anniversary of the coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s government.The military justified its power grab on February 1, 2020, with unsubstantiated claims of widespread fraud in the elections Ms Suu Kyi’s party won in a landslide.But previous rounds have shown little sign of throwing the junta off course.
“I made fewer snacks today and all are sold out now,” a vendor in Yangon told AFP, requesting anonymity for fear of reprisals. The US embassy in the city has warned of “increased anti-regime activity and violence” in the days around the anniversary. The United States, Canada and Britain announced a new round of sanctions on the anniversary, targeting members of the junta and junta-backed entities.
But with armed resistance raging across swathes of the country, analysts say people in many areas are unlikely to vote – and run the risk of reprisals if they do.
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