A man holds the image of Myanmar State counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as people wait outside the Martyrs' Mausoleum during the 70th Martyrs' Day in Yangon on Wednesday. (EPA photo)Myanmar on Wednesday observed the 70th anniversary of Martyrs' Day, marking the assassination of independence heroes including Gen Aung San, father of the country's current leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Ms Suu Kyi, attending a ceremony at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon as a family member, laid three flower baskets before the tomb of her father before bending down on the floor and paying obeisance. When the country was previously under military rule until 2011, the ceremony used to be held in a low-profile manner. Aung San, six Cabinet ministers and two officials were gunned down July 19, 1947, six months before Myanmar gained independence from Britain.

Source: Bangkok Post July 19, 2017 10:52 UTC