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Myanmar railway workers stay defiant even after junta evicts them from homes
Railway workers protest to demand the release of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon on February 19, 2021. Photo: AFP
When Myanmar railway switch operator Ko Thet, 34, and his family were evicted on March 22 from the home they had lived in for generations, they did not have time to pack much.
The family of six took only our essentials: clothes, some pots, and bowls , he said.
They were among the hundreds of families in Mandalay who were forced out of their government-issued housing for taking part in strikes and protests against the February 1 coup that have ground the country s economy to a halt. ....

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