Burmese politicians and celebrities are making a gesture of defiance very familiar to Thais who ‘ve raised it for over six years to resist authoritarianism.
A symbol flashed in since the 2014 coup through last year’s protests, the three-finger salute from The Hunger Games films has jumped the border and been taken up by Burmese opposed to the new junta installed after Monday’s coup.
Win Htein and Kyi Toe, two senior members of the ruling party which trounced the military at the polls three months ago, the National League for Democracy, were spotted in photos today making the salute.
So was one of Myanmar’s hottest models, Paing Takhon, a crossborder phenomenon with legions of Thai fans. The 24-year-old model-actor, fresh from…
