UK sees Myanmar coup as irreversible, risk of violence rising

Protesters hold signs denouncing the military during a demonstration against the coup in Yangon on Feb 8, 2021.- AFP

YANGON (Bloomberg): The military coup in Myanmar has gone past the point of no return, according to a confidential UK foreign office assessment, in a sign that major democracies expect to have limited ability to influence the events unfolding inside the country.

The bleak view last week from a senior British diplomat concludes the coup is irreversible, and that army chief Min Aung Hlaing will seek to crush ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s pro-democracy party in order to install himself as president.