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01 Feb 2021 / 18:43 H. (Updates with comment from army supporter, minister steps down, detail on MPs, reaction) * Army declares one-year state of emergency * Military takeover sparks international condemnation * Suu Kyis party won November election in landslide * Military alleges election marred by fraud Feb 1 (Reuters) - Myanmars military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders...

Share on Twitter A verified Facebook account from Myanmars National League for Democracy (NLD) party has published a statement on behalf of detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that people should not accept a military coup and should protest. The NLD said the statement, which was uploaded on a Facebook page used by the party during its election campaign, was written before Mondays coup had taken place. Reuters could not immediately reach NLD party officials for comment. Suu Kyi ...

Min Aung Hlaing, who had been nearing retirement, promised a free and fair election and a handover of power to the winning party, without giving a time frame. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party, which won a landslide 83% in a Nov. 8 election, said that she called on people to protest against the military takeover, quoting comments it said were written earlier in anticipation of a coup. Police trucks in downtown Yangon on Monday | THE NEW YORK TIMES But the streets were quiet ...

Min Aung Hlaing: the heir to Myanmar’s military junta 583 shares 01/02/2021 - 21:59 Myanmars General Min Aung Hlaing at the Martyrs Mausoleum in Yangon on July 19, 2016. © Soe Zeya Tun, REUTERS 47 min Min Aung Hlaing, Myanmar’s armed forces commander-in-chief, has emerged as the countrys new strongman following Monday’s coup. He has promised to hold elections after a one-year state of eme...

Myanmar military seizes power in coup against elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi The generals made their move hours before parliament had been due to sit for the first time since the National League for Democracys (NLD) landslide win in a Nov. 8 election viewed as a referendum on Suu Kyis fledgling democratic rule Reuters | February 2, 2021 | Updated 00:11 IST Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmars military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel ...

02 Feb 2021 / 00:15 H. (Adds U.N. Security Council to discuss, rights chief, U.S. Senate Republican leader comments) * Army declares one-year state of emergency * Military takeover condemned internationally * Military alleges election marred by fraud Feb 1 (Reuters) - Myanmars military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other leaders of her party in early morning raids. Western nations c...

SHARE Myanmar’s military seized control and will run the country for a year before holding new elections after rounding up the country’s civilian government – including the disgraced long-time democratic activist-turned national leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military claimed widespread violations to November’s elections and criticised the government for holding the vote during the Covid-19 pandemic. The army leadership demanded explanations but took back control of the country after accu...

Suu Kyis ouster heralds return to military rule in Myanmar Shibani Mahtani and Timothy McLaughlin, The Washington Post Feb. 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail HONG KONG - Aung San Suu Kyi defended Myanmars generals against genocide charges at The Hague. She praised soldiers as they unleashed artillery against ethnic minority settlements. She limited steps toward democratic changes that would chip away at the armys political power. It wasnt enough. On Monday, Myanmars military seized power in a coup,...

What Next For Myanmar? What next NEW DELHI: Myanmar dominated world headlines as elections concluded with a victory for Aung Sun Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD), securing a transition of power from President Thein Sein’s Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) -- which is effectively a political extension of the country’s military. As Myanmar makes a bolder push toward a democratic future, questions relating to inclusiveness, peace and nation building stem from the...