They are a warning not to oppose the military junta that seised power in a Feb 1 coup and imprisoned the country’s civilian leaders. Military censors sever the internet across most of Myanmar, matching the darkness outside with an information blackout. Three months after Myanmar’s experiment in democracy was strangled by the generals’ power grab, the sense of foreboding has returned. For the better part of 60 years, the military’s rule over Myanmar was animated not by grand ideology but by fear. More than for the civilian population, such propaganda is meant to convince the military ranks that the coup was necessary, Tatmadaw insiders said.

Source: bd News24 May 07, 2021 06:11 UTC