YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's government ordered protesters Tuesday night to cease their occupation of a copper mine by midnight or face legal action.
Protesters took to the streets of Myanmar's biggest city for a second night Wednesday to air their complaints about chronic power cuts, in a test of the tolerance of the reformist government of military-backed but elected President Thein Sein.
The protests in Yangon follow similar demonstrations in Myanmar's second-biggest city, Mandalay, and serve as a reminder that recent moves toward political reform and reconciliation have not quashed social discontent in the Southeast Asian country.
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