Military seizes power in Myanmar Myanmar’s military, also known as the Tatmadaw, yesterday seized control of the country in a coup and arrested the top leaders of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD), including Aung San Suu Kyi. A state of emergency has been declared for a year, handing far-reaching powers to the armed forces. The military’s commander-in-chief, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, has taken power. The military took over the media and telecommunications. Reports from the commercial centre of Yangon and other cities indicated that the services of four of the country’s telecom companies had been cut off, as were some internet services. TV broadcasts were restricted to the military’s Myawaddy TV channel. Troops and armoured vehicles had already been on the streets.