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Myanmar's military has declared a state of emergency after arresting the country's leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and several of her allies in an early morning raid.

Myanmar coup: Germany condemns army takeover The international community has criticized Mondays coup in Myanmar, urging the army to release all political leaders. Germany said the militarys actions "jeopardize progress made so far toward democratic change." World leaders have condemned the apparent coup in Myanmar Governments around the world have condemned Mondays coup in Myanmar, urging the military to respect the result of Novembers election and free jailed political leaders. The army announ...

The Reuters news agency reported that mobile internet data connections and some phone services have been disrupted. State broadcaster MRTV said its radio and television operations were off the air due to technical problems. "Due to current communication difficulties wed like to respectfully inform you that the regular programmes of MRTV and Myanmar Radio cannot be broadcast," the company said on Facebook.  Since gaining independence from Britain in 1948, Myanmar has seen two previous coups �...

Aung San Suu Kyis image has gone from human rights hero to international pariah Aung San Suu Kyi has been the most visible and polarizing political figure in Myanmars modern history. Formerly venerated as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, human rights icon and champion of democracy, Suu Kyi has been vilified more recently as an accomplice of Myanmars military in the expulsion and genocide of the Muslim Rohingya minority. It is therefore rather ironic that Suu Kyi ended up being detained by the mili...