Myanmar police move against spreading power protests
Protesters hold candles during a candlelight vigil in downtown Yangon,
Myanmar on May. 22. Myanmar's government made an uncharacteristic plea
for understanding after chronic power cuts set off rare protests in the
Southeast Asian country that is easing toward democracy after decades of
military rule. (AP Photo)
YANGON -- Myanmar police broke up a protest against power cuts by several hundred people in the town of Pyi on May 24 and five members of Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party were taken in for questioning, a senior party official said.
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