Yangon (TIP): Myanmar security forces arrested on Thursday one of the main leaders of the campaign against military rule after ramming him with a car as he led a motorbike protest rally, friends and colleagues said. Opponents of a February 1 coup that ousted an elected government led by Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi have kept up their campaign against the military this traditional New Year week with marches and various other displays of resistance. “Our brother Wai Moe Naing was arrested. His motorbike was hit by an unmarked police car,” Win Zaw Khiang, a member of a protest organising group, said on social media. Wai Moe Naing, a 25-year-old Muslim, has emerged as one of the most high-profile leaders of opposition to the coup. Earlier, Reuters spoke to Wai Moe Naing by telephone as he was setting off to lead the rally in the central town of Monywa, about 700 km (435 miles) north of the main city of Yangon. — Reuters
Related Articles
South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius granted parole 10 years after killing his girlfriend
CAPE TOWN (TIP): Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole on November 24, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a toilet door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted […]
Union Minister V Muraleedharan Meets Indian Community in Connecticut; says he had an “engaging interaction with the dynamic Indian community”
HARTFORD, CT (TIP): Union Minister of State for External Affairs (MoS) V Muraleedharan interacted with the Indian community in Connecticut, October 13. The Minister also celebrated the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav with the Indian community. […]
Long Island Girl Placed Third in Scripps National Spelling Bee Competition
PLAINVIEW, NY (TIP): Long Island‘s Bhavana Madini competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals on Thursday, July 8, where she was placed third overall. Bhavana made it to round 14 out of 18 before […]
Be the first to comment