Page 8 - Kyi Toe News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

A key aide to ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi became the latest senior official to be arrested on Friday as resistance to the country's military coup swelled with demonstrations in several parts of the country, even in the tightly controlled capital. The arrest of Win Htein, considered Suu Kyi's right-hand man, came after the streets of Myanmar's biggest city filled for a third night with people banging pots and honking car horns in...

February 5, 2021 Share Nonviolent resistance to Myanmar’s military coup gathered steam Friday, with public protests extending to several regions, including the tightly controlled capital, Naypyitaw. The military has tried to quash opposition with selective arrests and by blocking Facebook access to prevent users from organizing protests. Facebook is most people’s primary tool for accessing information on the internet, where traditional media is state-controlled or intimidated by threats of legal action by the state. The latest politician detained is Win Htein, a senior member of t...

Feb 5, 2021 A red-ribbon is pinned on the blouse of a teacher from the Yangon Education University during a civil disobedience gathering today in Yangon, Myanmar. A senior member of Myanmar's deposed ruling party has become the latest prominent politician arrested as the country's new military government confronts continuing resistance to its seizure of power. (AP Photo) YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Hundreds of students and teachers took to Myanmar’s streets today to demand the military hand power back to elected politicians, as resistance to a coup swelled with demonstrations in several parts ...

AP analysis: Federal executions likely a COVID superspreader

U Win Htein, patron of former Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) party, has been arrested in the wake of the military coup in the South Asian country, a top official said on Friday.The 80-year-old ...