Fear descends on Yangon after crackdown

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YANGON, Aug 26 (AFP): A week after Myanmar's junta cracked down on peaceful protests against soaring fuel costs here, residents now live in fear, with few daring to venture out into a city swarming with plainclothes police.
The streets of Yangon were nearly deserted today, with most markets closed and barely any passengers waiting at the usually crowded bus stops in the country's commercial capital.
"People are too afraid to go out after the protests," said one banana vendor in his 50s, adding he had had far fewer customers in the past week since demonstrators took to the streets over a massive hike in fuel prices.