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    Myanmar's Army Stages Coup, Detaining Aung Sang Suu Kyi, Others

    The military arrested Suu Kyi and members of her political party early Monday, hours before it declared a transfer of power and a one-year state of emergency in the Southeast Asian country.
    by James Doubek Jan 31, 2021 2 minutes

    Updated at 1:18 a.m. ET on Monday

    Myanmar's military says it is taking control of the country in a coup against the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, who was detained along with other National League for Democracy leaders on Monday.

    The army said that power would be transferred to Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, in a statement broadcast on military-owned television

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