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Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear

Myanmar junta leader says Suu Kyi will soon appear

MYANMAR’S junta leader Min Aung Hlaing said deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi was healthy at home and would appear in court in a few days, in his first interview since overthrowing her in a February 1 coup. The coup has plunged the Southeast Asian country into chaos and one of several ethnic armed groups opposed to the ruling junta advanced to attack a military post in a northwestern jade mining town on Saturday, local media said. Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her long struggle against previous military rulers, is among more than 4,000 people detained since…
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Russia says Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war, but EU plans more

Russia says Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war, but EU plans more

RUSSIA has warned that the West risked triggering civil war in Myanmar by imposing sanctions on the military junta that has seized power in a coup, but France said the European Union will step up restrictions on the generals. The Kremlin's show of support was a boost to the junta that overthrew Aun San Suu Kyi's elected civilian government on Feb. 1. But it still faces a sustained campaign of pro-democracy demonstrations and civil disobedience across the country, and condemnation and more sanctions from the West. In Myanmar's main city Yangon on Tuesday, protesters sprayed red paint on roads, symbolising…
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