Protesters react after police fired tear gas during a demonstration against the military coup in Mandalay on March 3, 2021.- AFP
NEW YORK (Reuters): Myanmar's military says it is ready to withstand sanctions and isolation after its Feb 1 coup, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday (March 3) as she urged countries to "take very strong measures" to restore democracy in the South-east Asian nation.
UN special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, said 38 people died on Wednesday -- the most violent day since the coup -- as the military quelled protests.
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