What's happening in Myanmar and how does the world respond to it?
Since the military coup in Myanmar on 1st February, the death toll has reached 300 and heartbreaking photos and stories flooded over the media. So what is happening in Myanmar and what have other countries done to help reducing tension over there? Myanmar has been ruled by the military government from 1962 to 2011. Aung San Suu Kyi, the iconic figure for democracy, took over the government in a free election in 2015 after decades of campaigning for democratic reform in the country. Her party, National League for Democracy (NLD) won more than 80% of the vote in the next election that took place in November 2020. However, chairperson of the Union Election Commission cancelled the results of the 2020 election and the chief commander Min Aung Hlaing stepped in to take control of the government. The army said it had responded to election fraund and talking over the country is inevitable. Aung San Suu Kyi was charged violating covid rules and possession of illegally imported walkie-talkies d...