Myanmar military threatens to use force as protesters demonstrate against coup
The Globe and Mail Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer STR/AFP/Getty Images Demonstrators filled streets across Myanmar on Monday in a mass general strike on a scale not seen since an uprising in 1988 that was crushed by a bloody military crackdown. Myanmar’s generals, who seized power in a coup Feb. 1, have so far shown restraint. The military has threatened force, and deployed i...