(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 13, 2021, a protester holds a poster with an image of detained civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi during a candlelight vigil to honour those who have died during demonstrations against the military coup in Yangon. - A Myanmar junta court sentenced ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to seven years in prison for corruption on December 30, 2022, a legal source told AFP, ending the 18-month trial of the Nobel laureate. (Photo by AFP)
BANGKOK/YANGON, Dec 31 (AP): Authorities in military-ruled Myanmar announced a suspension of the normal four-hour curfew to allow New Year's celebrations in three biggest cities, but opponents of army rule urge people to stay away and claimed security forces might stage an attack and blame it on them.
A leaked official letter that circulated on social media said the Yangon regional government was lifting the curfew from midnight to 4 a.m. for one night, when it would host a New Year’s countdown party with fireworks and music at the city’s People’s Park.
