KYAW ZAYAR WIN / DVB

Bahan township police commander Thein Win said the police intend to press charges against the demonstration ringleaders.

Ultra-nationalist monk Parmaukkha was jailed for his role in leading an ant-Rohingya protest outside the US embassy in April 2016.

“Whether the Ma Ba Tha continues or ceases to exist depends entirely on the policies of the NLD government,” said Nandar Hla Myint.

An office assistant-director was stabbed in the back with a small kitchen knife after she walked away from a personal dispute with a staffer.

It was always going to be a hard task in bringing the Wa leaders to the negotiating table. But when they finally did arrive, they did not stay long.

Sales of betel quid are down almost by half in many parts of Burma amid rumours of a government ban on chewing betel.