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image captionSule Square in downtown Yangon was the location of a pro-democracy protest in February
A high-end office block in Myanmar linked to the country s military leaders is seeing an exodus of international organisations.
Coca-Cola, the World Bank and McKinsey have told the BBC they have moved out or are reviewing their leases at the Sule Square complex in Yangon.
The United Nations said the complex was built on land owned by the military.
Myanmar s military seized power from the democratically elected government in February.
It has been 100 days since the early morning coup, sparking mass protests across the country in which hundreds have died.
Published on: Saturday, April 24, 2021
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Protesters holding signs calling for the arrest of Myanmar armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing during a demonstration against the military coup in Dawei.
YANGON: Protesters marched through downtown Yangon Friday to demand that regional leaders “stand with Myanmar people”, ahead of a weekend Asean summit attended by junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
The country has been in turmoil since February 1, when the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a lightning coup.
Using violence and lethal force to quell a nationwide uprising, security forces have killed at least 739 people in near-daily crackdowns, according to a local monitoring group.
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Protests in Myanmar ahead of ASEAN meet
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Protesters urge ASEAN leaders to stand with people; Amnesty calls the crisis the bloc’s biggest test
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Call for support: Anti-coup protesters marching on a street in Yangon on Friday.
Protesters urge ASEAN leaders to stand with people; Amnesty calls the crisis the bloc’s biggest test
Protesters marched through downtown Yangon on Friday to demand that regional leaders “stand with Myanmar people”, ahead of a weekend ASEAN summit to be attended by junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
The country has been in turmoil since February 1, when the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a lightning coup.
Yangon protests press ASEAN ahead of summit with junta leader
Issued on: Yangon protesters returned to the streets, flashing three-finger salutes STR AFP 2 min
Yangon (AFP)
Protesters marched through downtown Yangon Friday to demand that regional leaders stand with Myanmar people , ahead of a weekend ASEAN summit attended by junta leader Min Aung Hlaing.
The country has been in turmoil since February 1, when the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a lightning coup.
Using violence and lethal force to quell a nationwide uprising, security forces have killed at least 739 people in near-daily crackdowns, according to a local monitoring group.