As Myanmar school year nears, teachers and students say no to junta

Military wields penal code against educators but fails to snuff out opposition

Nikkei staff writers

May 24, 2021 16:02 JST

YANGON/BANGKOK -- Hundreds of thousands of students across Myanmar are set to boycott classes as the academic year begins on June 1 in protest against what some are calling "military slave education."

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