Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force in military-built capital

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 04, 2023 11:26 am

MYANMAR troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark the country's independence day Wednesday, days after the junta jailed democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi for 33 years.

Swathes of the Southeast Asian country have been engulfed by fighting between junta troops and anti-coup rebels since the military seized power almost two years ago.

ENRAGED OVER EXECUTIONS Protesters hold photos of detained civilian leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the Myanmar junta’s execution of four prisoners outside Myanmar’s Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. AFP PHOTO

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