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Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining Aung San Suu Kyi and other democratically elected leaders. Troops are patrolling streets in major cities and communications are limited. The top army commander is now in charge and a one-year state of emergency has been declared, army TV announced. The move follows a landslide win by Ms Suu Kyi's party in an election the army claims was marred by fraud. Thant Myint-U is a historian and author who has advised the government over the last 10 years and says the country now faces a very different future."It's a country of 55 million, awash in weapons, with huge illicit industries, and I think the situation could get just much worse," he says. Photo shows: Vehicles carrying police officers park at Sule Pagoda Road in Yangon, Myanmar, 01 February 2021. Credit: EPA
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