Curfew lifted in Yangon

Myanmar8217;s military junta on Saturday lifted a curfew imposed in the country8217;s main city Yangon last month after a crackdown on mass protests. The announcement was made by loudspeaker trucks driving through the streets of Yangon. It was not clear if a ban on assembly of more than five people had also been relaxed.

The curfew was imposed on September 25 at the height of the military suppression of peaceful protests, led by monks, against 45 years of army rule in the southeast Asian nation. It was not immediately known if a curfew in the central city of Mandalay, which also saw mass demonstrations against the junta, had been lifted as well.