Mourners make the three-finger salute as they attend the funeral service for Nyi Nyi Aung Htet Naing, who died from a gunshot wound while attending a protest against the military coup, in Yangon on Monday (March 2, 2021). - AFP
SINGAPORE, March 2 (AFP): Myanmar's junta will face regional pressure on Tuesday to end a deadly crackdown on anti-coup protesters, after some Southeast Asian powers broke diplomatic traditions and delivered unusually harsh rebukes.
Foreign ministers from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) regional bloc will hold talks with a junta representative to discuss the crisis that began when the military detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
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