The giant Shwe Kokko new city project near the Thai border has apparently stepped up operations since the February coup.
Former BBC reporter Chris Gunness recalls U Nay Min, the fearless democracy activist who helped spark the 1988 uprising against a previous junta, at huge personal cost.
The detained State Counselor was apparently not allowed to attend this year’s ceremony and lay a wreath for her father General Aung San.
Sean Turnell, a senior adviser to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in Insein Prison, where coronavirus cases are surging.
The cemeteries have seen one of their busiest weeks ever, cremating over 700 bodies on Thursday alone amid a lack of oxygen and a healthcare system ruined by the coup.
The 80-year-old stalwart of the elected ruling party was arrested within days of the coup for saying the takeover was a result of the military chief’s lust for power.
U Aung Kyaw Kyaw Oo is accused of leading a civilian defense force in Hlaing Township, in the latest move by the regime to link NLD members to ‘destructive actions’.
Insein Prison in Yangon remains locked down with coronavirus cases spiking and thousands of political detainees being held in overcrowded conditions.
Previous dictators allowed Daw Aung San Suu Kyi to lay a wreath for her murdered father at the July 19 ceremony.
As a devastating third wave of coronavirus hits nationwide, the lack of oxygen supplies is behind most COVID-19 deaths.
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