Myanmar Crisis

Myanmar death toll rises as Chinese factories are torched

Martial law expanded to wider region of Yangon

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Protesters transport a person who was shot during a security forces crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Yangon on March 14. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers
March 16, 2021 00:22 JST

BANGKOK -- Myanmar's military has extended martial law to broader sections of Yangon after the deaths of dozens of protesters in the city's garment production hub, where several Chinese factories have suffered arson attacks.

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