Support for new travel rules and Myanmar military in control: In The News for Feb. 2
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In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 2 .
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The vast majority of Canadians support tighter restrictions on international travel imposed by the federal government, a new poll suggests.
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Myanmar lawmakers say they’re under house arrest after military coupInternational 2021-02-02, by Editor Comments Off 1
Hundreds of members of Myanmar’s Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country’s capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, meanwhile, released a statement calling for the military to honor the results of last November’s election and release of all of those detained.
Myanmar army armoured vehicles drive past a street after they seized power in a coup in Mandalay on Feb 2. Reuters
Hundreds of members of Myanmar s Parliament remained confined inside their government housing in the country s capital on Tuesday, a day after the military staged a coup and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi s National League for Democracy party, meanwhile, released a statement calling for the military to honor the results of last November s election and release of all of those detained. The commander-in-chief seizing the power of the nation is against the constitution and it also neglects the sovereign power of people, the party said in a statement on one of its Facebook pages.
Updated Feb 02, 2021 | 10:41 IST
The military justified its seizure of power by alleging widespread fraud in elections held three months ago that the NLD won in a landslide. Police trucks are parked at Kyauktada police station in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 1, 2021 | Photo Credit: AP
Naypyidaw: Myanmar s generals appeared in firm control Tuesday a day after a surgical coup that saw democracy heroine Aung San Suu Kyi detained, as they offered silence to a barrage of global condemnation.
There were few signs of extra security on the streets of Yangon, Myanmar s biggest city and commercial capital, indicating the military s comfort levels as they faced no mass protests.