After the military coup, the situation in Myanmar is generally calm, with no protests. Russian orientalist Pyotr Kuzma, who lives in Myanmar, told Lente.ru about this.
According to him, there were no servicemen on the street, and there weren't any, because “that was the order of the command.” The Russian noted that military vehicles appeared in the city of Yangon, which occupied administrative buildings, but he himself did not see them.
He also stressed that there were no protests, and in general, people's lives have not changed. Kuzma attributed this to the fact that then the Internet and mobile communications were turned off, people did not even have the opportunity to find out what was happening. “Therefore, before lunch, people tried to understand what was happening, not exactly to protest. Oddly enough, [most often they turned to] the older generation, who still have a TV (…), or those who carry radios with them, ”he added.
The Russian also said that the locals began to buy non-perishable food. However, he didn’t notice people in supermarkets taking more food than usual.
“How it will all end, I do not know. Myanmar is a very unpredictable country, there is enough spark to make everything flare up, ”he concluded.
On February 1, a coup d'etat took place in Myanmar. The military disagreed with the fall elections, in which the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party won a decisive victory. The military announced the dissolution of the government and detained the President of Myanmar, Vin Myin, and the head of the party, Aung San Suu Kyi, who holds the post of state adviser and foreign minister.
A state of emergency was introduced in the country for a period of one year. Upon completion, the army promised to organize new elections, after which power will be transferred to a new government. In addition, the military promised to deal with falsifications in the last parliamentary elections. In the meantime, all power has passed into the hands of the commander-in-chief of the country's armed forces, Min Aun Hlain.
