Protesters hold Nepali kukri knives at a barricade on Hlaing River Road in Hlaing Tharyar Township on March 14. (Frontier)

‘I never thought gangsters cried’: Hlaing Tharyar locals shaken but defiant

Despite a bloody crackdown in the Yangon factory suburb and a max exodus of migrant workers, residents say they will continue their protests until the military is overthrown.

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