UPDATE: Burmese Coup: Myanmar’s banks told to close “because of internet problems”

Myanmar’s leader, officially the incumbent State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, along with other senior government figures have been arrested and detained, according to a spokesman for the governing National League for Democracy, Myo Nyunt.

“State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and some other senior figures are being detained in Nay Pyi Taw.”

There has been days of escalating tension between Myanmar’s civilian government and the military, who still retain a de facto constitutional control of the country, following last November’s general election which the army claims was “fraudulent”. Aung San Suu Kyi’s ruling National League for Democracy won the election in a landslide.

The newly elected lower house of parliament was due to convene this morning (Monday) but the military is calling for a “postponement”.

Some in the leadership of the Burmese military have openly…