ASEANEWS HEADLINES: YANGON- UN envoy calls for action against Myanmar junta over bloodshed as protests continue

YANGON (REUTERS) – The United Nations special envoy on Myanmar called on the UN Security Council to take action against the ruling junta after the killings of protesters who have continued to defy security forces at demonstrations against last month’s coup.

The South-east Asian country has been plunged into turmoil since the military overthrew and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Feb 1, with daily protests and strikes that have choked business and paralysed administration.

More than 50 protesters have been killed, according to the United Nations – at least 38 on Wednesday (March 3) alone.

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Protesters demand the release of Ms Suu Kyi and the respect of November’s election, which her party won by a landslide, but which the army rejected.

“How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?” Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener told a closed meeting of the 15-member UN Security Council on Friday, according to a copy of her remarks seen by Reuters.

“It is critical that this council is resolute and coherent in putting the security forces on notice and standing with the people of Myanmar firmly, in support of the clear November election results.”