Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained in an early morning raid, along with other senior ruling party figures in Myanmar
The new parliament in Myanmar was due to meet today for the first time since the November election 2/
Late last week several diplomatic missions in Myanmar (including the Australian Embassy) issued a statement warning against a military coup 3/
On Sunday the military in Burma accused the foreign diplomats of making "unwarranted assumptions" 4/
Quote from National League for Democracy spokesman Myo Nyunt to Reuters 5/
There are also reports that the internet (and other comms) have been shut down in Nay Pyi Taw 6/
Further confirmation that other NLD leaders (as well as student leaders) appear to have been detained 7/ https://twitter.com/waiwainu/status/1356014611930226689?s=20
Strong statement from Canada's Permanent Representative to the UN 8/ https://twitter.com/BobRae48/status/1356021155661041664?s=20
Myanmar National TV pulls the plug 9/ https://twitter.com/waiwainu/status/1356027131554312194?s=20
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