Some Singaporeans are staying on in Myanmar despite violence in the streets

Singaporean Joyann Lim, a digital marketer in Myanmar, photographed the rallies in the initial weeks but stopped when the violence escalated. - PIC COURTESY OF JOYANN LIM/via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: For the first time in her life, Singaporean Joyann Lim, 27, heard the sound of gunshots.

She had just had lunch in a teahouse near her office in Yangon last Tuesday (March 2) when a clash broke out in the same street between Myanmar security forces and protesters.