The military, who seized power in Myanmar, dissolved the government. They removed 24 ministers from office and announced the appointment of new managers, announcing 11 new faces on television, Reuters reported.
New heads have been appointed in the ministries of finance, health, information, foreign and internal affairs, and border security.
Prior to that, it became known about the detention of Myanmar President Vin Myin and the head of the country’s ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party, Aung San Suu Kyi, who holds the post of State Counselor and Foreign Minister.
The NLD said that the army organized a coup d’etat. In the capital of the country, Naypyidaw, telephone and Internet connections are not available. Military men have been spotted in large cities, residents are massively withdrawing cash from cards and buying groceries.