Some 100 Myanmar diplomats oppose junta, ordered to return home

Some 100 Myanmar diplomats supporting a civil disobedience movement in opposition to a Feb. 1 military coup have been ordered to return to the country by the junta, according to a leaked internal document.But some of the diplomats did not follow the order and continue to stay in their countries of assignment, speaking out in their support for democracy forces in Myanmar against the junta.The diplomats who were ordered to return to Myanmar had served in some 20 nations including the United States, Britain, Japan and Singapore.Among them was Myanmar Ambassador to the United Nations Kyaw Moe T…READ FULL ARTICLE