Myanmar diner in Bangkok promotes anti-coup action

A restaurant in Bangkok on Friday worked a diner at a time to help support members of local Myanmar community who want to take action against Monday's coup in ir homeland. Inste of paying for ir meals, customers at Mandalay Food House were asked to donate to a fund to support Thailand-based activists who are protesting power seizure from elected civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi.

"I am going to fight for our democracy again," insisted diner Rain hikaul.

I feel fear, but w (re's) option, t to do this. Ar diner suggested anymously that community members were considering campaigning online, distributing petitions, and "anything y can do lawfully from here."Some came wearing shirts or hats with symbols of Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy party.Sai Lao Mai, restaurant's owner, said he h raised close to $2,000 in five days, a significant sum for three-year-old restaurant that operates with restricted hours and social distancing due to pandemic.

Outside establishment, restaurateur brainstormed with a group of compatriots on what y can do next.Before y went on ir way, group sang "Kabar Makyay Bu" (We Won't Be Satisfied Until End of World) - an anm of country's new n-violent resistance movement. song was written to inspire Myanmar's ultimately failed 1988 uprising against military rule, and is set to tune of "Dust in Wind," a 1977 song by US rock group Kansas.