(Reuters) - Myanmar teenager Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was supposed to be celebrating her 20th birthday on Thursday. Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing, a 19-year-old grocery store worker, had traveled with her sisters from a nearby village to Naypyitaw, the army-built capital in the center of the country, for a protest on Tuesday. Her brother Ye Htut Aung told Reuters the family – though supportive of the protests – had urged her against going to the demonstration for fear of violence. Through tears, she said Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing was the youngest of four siblings. Mya Thwate Thwate Khaing voted for the first time, her brother said.

Source: The Star February 10, 2021 17:14 UTC