Published on: Saturday, February 06, 2021
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Teachers from Yangon University of Education wear red ribbons and pose with a three-finger salute as they take part in a demonstration against the military in Yangon. (Reuters)
YANGON: Several hundred teachers and students protested at a Myanmar university Friday as the military widened a dragnet against officials ousted in a coup that has drawn global condemnation and the threat of new sanctions.
The rally took place after the arrest Win Htein, a key aide to de facto leader Aung Sang Suu Kyi, who was detained along with president Win Myint early Monday.
YANGON, Feb 5 A key aide to Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested today, days after a coup that has sparked outrage and calls by US President Joe Biden for the generals to relinquish power. The arrest came after the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city were filled for a third.
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A key aide of Myanmar's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi was arrested in the early hours of Friday, a press officer from her National League for Democracy (NLD) party said.