Myanmar students, doctors plan more protests against military rule

ReutersPublished: Feb 25, 2021 3:00 AM | Updated: Feb 25, 2021 3:01 AM

Students and doctors in Myanmar plan to hold fresh protests on Thursday against military rule, as Washington expressed concern about Malaysia’s deportation of about 1,100 Myanmar nationals back to the strife-torn nation.

The army seized power this month after alleging fraud in a Nov 8 election swept by Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD), detaining her and much of the party leadership.

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