Myanmar even more isolated as last private newspaper shuts down
The documented total of those killed in the unrest since the military coup in February stands at 217, but the actual toll is probably much higher
18 March 2021 - 13:41
Myanmar faced growing isolation on Thursday with increasingly limited internet services and its last private newspaper ceasing publication as the military built a case against ousted elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Nobel peace laureate Suu Kyi was overthrown and detained in a February 1 military coup, triggering mass protests across the country that security forces have struggled to suppress with increasingly violent methods...
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