Myanmar Crisis; Where Is Aung San Suu Kyi?

Troops have been patrolling the streets of Myanmar with rifles on their shoulders since Monday's military coup, and NLD leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who won the country's November election, has been seen walking to her compound.

AFP says the question of why the coup, which brought back memories of 49 years of ''Military Junta Rule'', is in full swing is circulating in various parts of the country.

The country's main airport in Yangon has been closed, the airport manager said. The international airport would remain closed until June 1 and all flights would be canceled, The Myanmar Times reported.

NLD leaders, including Aung San Suu Kyi, have been detained, but most state ministers have been released and placed under house arrest.

Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) won a landslide victory in last November's election, and the army-backed party suffered an embarrassing defeat.

Meanwhile, army guards have been posted in front of the dormitory where the MPs have been detained.

"We are not allowed to go out," an MP told AFP by phone.

Meanwhile, a statement on the NLD's verified Facebook page on Tuesday called for the release of Suu Kyi, President Win Mint and other leaders.

"We see this as a black mark in the history of the state and the military," the NLD said in a statement.

The statement also called for the recognition of the November election results.

A party official told AFP that Suu Kyi had not yet been contacted by party officials.

However, a neighbor of Suu Kyi saw her in her home compound.

An NLD press officer told AFP: "A neighbor told me that he (Suu Kyi) had been walking around the compound for some time to show that he was fine.

However, the NLD leader has not yet been officially informed by the army authorities, although it is believed that she has been placed under house arrest.

Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has called for democracy to be restored and threatened sanctions.

However, the Chinese Foreign Minister called on the international community not to undermine Myanmar's stability.

China hopes that all parties in Myanmar will overcome all differences on the basis of the constitution, legal framework and political and social stability.

What is happening in Myanmar now

One day after the coup, the situation in Myanmar today is very much like 'peace without peace'.

Troops are patrolling the big cities and the roads are quiet. He has night curfew with him.

Phone and internet connections were restored by Tuesday morning.

Although many in Yangon feel that their long fight for democracy has been lost.

Again in some cases protests are seen. Doctors at government hospitals have threatened to strike on Wednesday, demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

They are wearing black badges against the military coup.

Dr Naing Tu Aung told the BBC Burmese: "Such coups are intolerable. I have resigned because I cannot work under a military ruler who does not care about the country and the people. This is my proper response to them."

Frustration and anger

The BBC's Burmese service in Yangon reports that Yangon, a city of five million people, is struggling to recover from a military coup the day before.

Even this morning the roads were much quieter than usual.

Panic has also eased somewhat with the return of telecommunications.

Private banks have resumed their activities after being closed for a day.

Troops patrol tanks around the parliament building in the capital, Nay Pyi Taw.

Although the coup was bloodless, the Corona situation is expected to have a major negative impact on the economy.

Fear of foreign investment becoming uncertain due to political instability and possible international sanctions has left many frustrated and angry.

There is no official information about Suu Kyi

There has been no statement from the government about Aung San Suu Kyi's condition since her arrest on Monday morning.

NLD sources, however, say he and President Win Mint are both under house arrest.

"We have been advised not to worry. Although we are worried. We would be relieved if we could see pictures of them," an MP told AFP.

And the detained MPs are kept in their government building which an MP has termed as 'Open Air Detention Center'.

Aung San Suu Kyi was detained from 1989 to 2010.

In a statement issued just before his arrest, he called on the people to resist the coup.

The activities of some well-known companies are being suspended

Reuters quoted Australia's Woodside Petroleum as saying it would suspend some of its operations after the military coup and Aung San Suu Kyi's capture.

Japanese company Suzuki says it will suspend operations at two of its factories.

Woodside has invested 400 million in Myanmar since 2014.

Overseas Chinese Banking Corporation of Singapore and Posco International have closed their offices and ordered workers to leave their homes.