Strike grips Myanmar as thousands keep up protests despite chilling warning
State media accuses participants of inciting the people to confrontation ‘where they will suffer loss of life’
22 February 2021 - 09:42
Businesses shut in Myanmar on Monday in a general strike called to oppose the military coup and thousands of protesters gathered in towns and cities despite a chilling message from the junta that confrontation would cost more lives.
On Sunday, hundreds of people attended the funeral in the capital Naypyitaw of Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, a young woman who became a symbol of resistance after being shot in the head on February 9 while protesting...
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