Honiara is on fire,the local high school has been looted,rioters have torched a timber company and protesters have vandalised Chinese-owned businesses. Why?
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Today on Please Explain Nathanael Cooper is joined by south-east Asia correspondent Chris Barrett to find out more about the growing unrest in Myanmar.
Thai police used water cannon and charged toward protesters who had gathered near the King’s Palace in Bangkok on Saturday to call for the release of protest leaders and demand reform of the monarchy.
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Changes,along with earlier pledges of reform,have largely been brushed off by the mainly youthful protesters,many of whom are demanding greater job opportunities.
The changes of a decade ago did not give Myanmar a perfect democracy. But it did pave the way for today’s young protesters:keenly aware of the past,social media-savvy,and resilient. They need the world to stand with them.
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused of illegally importing communications equipment and will be detained until February 15,Myanmar police say.
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Protesters who were demanding the resignation of the interior minister threw objects at his ministry and set Christmas trees on fire.