Myanmar’s coup regime cut of old military cloth

CHIANG MAI – The funeral on Sunday of Mya Thwet Thwet Khine, the 19-year-old woman who was shot on February 9 in the Myanmar capital of Naypyitaw and died ten days later drew huge crowds.

She had taken part in a demonstration against the military’s takeover of power on February 1 and was the first to be killed by security forces since demonstrations against the coup swept the nation.

At least two more anti-coup protesters were shot and killed on Saturday, including Wai Yan Phyo, a 17-year-old boy who was bringing wounded gunshot victims to safety by pushcarts as soldiers shot even at ambulances.

Much of Myanmar is now at a standstill as workers and government employees refuse to serve the new coup-installed government. That’s raising key questions about whether the government and the blandly named State Administration Council (SAC) junta behind it will ever be…