Myanmar protesters say they will not surrender even after junta cuts internet


A woman gestures as she talks to a vegetable vendor at a street market, which used to be busier before recent political developments related to the military coup, in Yangon on April 2, 2021.- AFP

* Junta orders wireless broadband halt * Protesters look for new ways to communicate * Suu Kyi, allies charged under state secrets law

YANGON April 2 (Reuters): Opponents of military rule in Myanmar marched and laid bouquets of flowers on Friday while trying to find alternative ways to organise their campaign of dissent after the authorities cut off most users from the internet.

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