Myanmar CrisisTwo-month boycott of Myanmar mall after harsh protest response
Consumers band together because of violent excesses of security guards
Myanmar Plaza, a major shopping mall in Yangon, remains virtually deserted after a violent security crackdown on protesters in late November led to a boycott.
Nikkei staff writer
January 24, 2022 13:03 JST
BANGKOK -- A major Yangon shopping mall that shoppers boycotted in late November after security guards violently subdued citizens protesting the military's seizure of power nearly a year ago now finds itself caught between the public and a dictatorial regime.