Fruity likeness: Portraits of Suu Kyi carved into watermelons by her supporters in Mandalay. — Reuters
THE country’s military leaders came under renewed pressure as the world’s wealthiest nations condemned the junta for responding to anti-coup demonstrators “with violence”, a rebuke coming on the heels of tightened sanctions from Washington and Brussels.
Authorities have gradually ratcheted up their use of force against a massive and largely peaceful civil disobedience campaign demanding the return of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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