‘We expect normalcy soon’


Out in force: Protesters taking part in a demonstration against the military coup in Mogok town, north of Mandalay. —AFP

The military junta said that a protest campaign against its rule was dwindling since people wanted peace while 18 ambassadors to the country called in a joint statement for the restoration of democracy.

Government ministries will resume full operations soon, junta spokesman Brigadier Zaw Min Tun told a news conference in the capital, Naypyidaw.

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