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Myanmar's powerful military has taken control of the country in a coup and declared a state of emergency, following the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday.
Advertisement The military claimed that there had been election fraud during the country's November 8 general election, which Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy won with more votes than the last election in 2015.The military said in a statement on a military-owned TV channel that it was handing power to Min Aung Hlaing, the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. It said a state of emergency was in force and would continue for a year.The parliament was supposed to meet for the first time today after last November's election. Advertisement Myanmar migrants hold up portrait...
Photo: RFA When journalist Aung Kyaw Min filed a brief story Dec. 11 about the need for repairs on a wooden bridge in Maungdaw township of western state of Rakhine, the road engineer responsible didn’t like it. The engineer, Maung Win, didn’t register his disapproval with a simple letter to the editor – the standard right of reply that is a pillar of the fourth estate in a democracy. He took the scorched-earth approach often preferred by Myanmar authorities to intimidate journalists. He filed a defamation case with police against the reporter under much-cited Article 66 (d...