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Further arrests by the military have taken place which included one of Aung San Suu Kyi's closest NLD party aides plus four others as were rounded up at their homes overnight.

Tens of thousands of people have been on the streets in Myanmar for five days, the use of tear gas and rubber bullets on Tuesday left one young woman on life support.

US President Joe Biden has approved an executive order to impose sanctions on the leaders of Myanmar's coup. The measures will be focused on military leaders, their family members and businesses linked to them.

The UN special rapporteur on Myanmar Tom Andrews spoke to Newsday about the latest developments.

"They are simply not going to get away with this, it's just an outrage... i'm receiving phone calls about people in Myanmar being arrested today so, it's going to get much darker in Myanmar before we see much light."

(Photo: Buddhist monks shout slogans and make three-finger salutes during a protest in Yangon, Myanmar. Credit: Getty Images)

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