Precursors to Crackdown? Martial law imposed on seven towns in Myanmar’s second largest city

Myanmar’s capital, Naypyidaw, has deployed riot police to respond to demonstrations.

AFP reported that Burmese officials declared martial law in seven towns in the second largest city of Wa, banning protests and gatherings of more than five people and imposing a curfew from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.

As a wave of disobedience spreads across the country in increasingly bold ways, state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) warned on Aug. 8 that opposition the military takeover of the government is illegal and signaled a possible crackdown.