FILE PHOTO: Myanmar actor and model Paing Takhon speaks during a protest against the military coup in front of the Chinese embassy in Yangon, Myanmar, February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
(Reuters) - Struggling to crush the two-month old protest movement against a coup, Myanmar's military rulers are cracking down on the country's best-known actors and celebrities to block any support for the opposition campaign.
More than 50 soldiers came to arrest Paing Takhon, a 24-year-old model and actor who had spoken out against the coup, on Thursday, his sister told Reuters. He was taken away and his current whereabouts are unknown.
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