Myanmar Junta Suspends Over 1,600 Educators for Refusing to Work Myanmar Junta Suspends Over 1,600 Educators for Refusing to Work Educators of Yangon University of Education stage a red-ribbon campaign against the military regime in February. 6.5k By The Irrawaddy 8 May 2021 The military regime has suspended at least 1,683 striking educators and administrative staff members of 15 universities from their duties. Following the Feb. 1 coup, many civil servants in the country have been on strike as they are unhappy with the takeover, saying they can’t work under military rule. The regime ordered doctorate, master’s degree and final-year bachelor’s degree classes to reopen on May 5 nationwide, and educators and administrative staff to return to work by May 3, asking university authorities to report the list of absentees.