In this file photo taken on March 27, 2021, smoke rises over Thaketa township in Yangon, as security forces continue their crackdown on protests against the military coup. The country has been in turmoil since the army ousted the civilian leader in February, launching a bloody crackdown on dissent that has killed more than 900 people according to a local monitoring group. - AFP
SINGAPORE, Aug 2 (Bernama): Singapore has advised its citizens currently in Myanmar to consider leaving as soon as they can via commercially operated flights as the situation in that country remains volatile, compounded by the recent surge in the number of Covid-19 cases.
"Singaporeans who choose to remain in Myanmar must consider the risks to their health and personal safety,” said the republic’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan in his written reply to Parliamentary question today.
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