Myanmar protesters take to streets, vowing continued demonstrations against military takeover

Myanmar has had its largest anti-coup protests yet, with young demonstrators taking to the streets to denounce the country’s new military regime, despite a nationwide internet blackout aimed at stifling a growing chorus of popular dissent.

Soon before nearly all lines of communication in and out of the country went dark, an Australian advisor to ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi told media he had been detained.

The shutdown did not stop thousands of demonstrators gathering across…