From crackdown, Myanmar has now imposed full-blown martial law as more protesters are killed. The Guardian had this information:

The military junta in Myanmar has put six townships in Yangon and parts of Mandalay under martial law, as six more protesters were shot dead across the country after the bloodiest weekend since its coup last month.

A column of military trucks was seen trundling towards the Yangon suburb of Hlaing Thayar, where photos from the scene showed the charred remains of barricades. On Sunday, security forces killed at least 37 people and wounded dozens more after Chinese-owned factories in the township were deliberately set alight.

On Sunday night the military imposed direct army rule on the poor working-class industrial area and another township. On Monday, four more districts in the country’s biggest city as well as parts of Mandalay were put under martial law. Protesters can now be tried in military courts, with gatherings restricted.

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