More street protests loom

Clear message: A sign placed next to flowers during a pro-democracy demonstration by Myanmar migrants outside the Indonesian embassy in Bangkok. — AFP

THE country was set for more street protests against military rule while Indonesia’s efforts to steer a path out of the crisis with the help of other South-East Asian countries appeared to falter.

This week saw huge rallies and a general strike on Monday to denounce the military’s Feb 1 coup and demand the release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi, despite a warning from authorities that confrontation could get people killed.