Last modified on Mon 10 May 2021 03.30 EDT
Bryan Tun has messaged his father only once since February, when a brutal coup swept the military to power in Myanmar, resulting in more than 700 civilian deaths.
âHey Dad,â he wrote to his father, Pwint San, who accepted the post of minister of commerce in the Myanmar militaryâs illegitimate new government, âif you donât quit, youâre going to lose me as your son forever.â
âYou are not killing anyone, but you are employed by killers. You took a position given to you by killers.â
The reply came: âSon, I know how you are feeling right now. But thereâs nothing I can do to change that. The only thing that I can do is to pray for things to get better.â