Myanmar Crackdown Drives Urban Exodus to Countryside as Junta Blames Protesters For Violence rfa.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rfa.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday he “is appalled by the escalating violence in Myanmar at the hands of the country’s military,” according to his spokesman.
Authorities late Sunday imposed martial law on Hlaingthaya, a suburb of Myanmar’s main city, after several Chinese-owned factories were set on fire and about 2,000 people had stopped fire engines from reaching the buildings, according to Reuters, quoting army-run Myawaddy television. China is seen as supportive of the Myanmar junta.
Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian responded to Sunday s attack on the factories during a regular news briefing Monday.
“The burning and looting of Chinese companies (are) abhorrent. We hope the Myanmar side will take concrete measures to protect the safety of Chinese citizens in Myanmar,” he said.
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An image courtesy of an anonymous source via Facebook of a passerby who was shot in South Dagon township in Yangon, as security forces continue to crackdown on demonstrations by protesters against the military coup.
YANGON: Residents of a protest flashpoint district in Myanmar’s biggest city fled on flatbed trucks and tuk-tuks Tuesday after security forces escalated the use of lethal force against anti-coup protesters, despite international appeals for restraint.
Much of the country has been in uproar since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi last month, with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets to demand a return to democracy.
Martial law in 4 more Yangon townships sentinelassam.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sentinelassam.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.