When Tha Peng was ordered to shoot at protesters with his submachine gun to disperse them in the Myanmar town of Khampat on February 27, the police lance corporal said he refused.

A group of Myanmar police officers recounted their escape to India after defying the Myanmar army's orders to shoot people protesting against the February 1 coup in the southeast Asian country.

Earlier Sunday, police in Myanmar’s ancient former capital, Bagan, opened fire on demonstrators protesting the Feb. 1 coup, wounding several people, according to witness accounts and videos on ...

Myanmar police fire rubber bullets, wounding three, as hundreds of thousands protest. By Reuters. February 12, 2021 11:11 AM UTC Updated February 12, 2021 Feb 11 (Reuters ...