A woman in Myanmar makes an umbrella in January 2022. The painted cotton parasols are left to dry under the sun before being decorated. (Photo by Zay Yar Lin/Solent News)





Few vehicles drive along Pyay Road, a main avenue that's usually busy with vehicular traffic, on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in Yangon, Myanmar. Opponents of military rule in Myanmar on Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the army's seizure of power with a nationwide strike to show their strength and solidarity. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Charred homes sit in piles of ash in Mwe Tone village of Pale township in the Sagaing region, Myanmar, Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Mwe Tone was one of two villages residents and Myanmar news outlets said were burned down Monday, Jan. 31, 0222, by soldiers they believe were looking for members of an armed militia opposed to the military government that seized power in February last year. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Soldiers march during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's 75th anniversary Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, February 12, 2022. The occasion is celebrated for the date in 1947 when many of the country's ethnic groups signed an agreement to unify following decades of British colonial rule, but it was ineffective, and efforts at unity remain failed. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A traditional artist group performs on a decorated truck during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's 75th anniversary Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Staff members from the Immigration Office march during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's 75th anniversary Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





A traditional artist group waves miniature national flags during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's 75th anniversary Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





State school students attend during a ceremony to mark Myanmar's 75th anniversary Union Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Saturday, February 12, 2022. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)





Artisans collect tiny threads extracted from the stems of lotus flowers grown on Inle Lake in Myanmar in February 2022, which are then tuned into yarn and dyed to create vibrant fabrics. (Photo by Alahattin Kanlioglu/Solent News)





Fishermen use traditional cone-shaped nets on Inle lake in Myanmar in February 2022. The men steer their boats with an oar that they control with their feet. They throw the net into the water and push it down so it sinks to the bottom, then drag it back to the surface with the fish trapped inside. (Photo by Alahattin Kanlioglu/Solent News)





In this image taken from video provided by Free Burma Rangers, a Myanmar military helicopter fires rockets west of Loikaw in Kayah State, Myanmar on February 21, 2022. While Russia’s war in Ukraine dominates global attention, Myanmar’s military is targeting civilians in air and ground attacks on a scale unmatched in the country since World War II, according to a longtime relief worker who spent almost three months in a combat zone in the Southeast Asian nation. (Photo by Free Burma Rangers via AP Photo)





People react as water sprays while filling up containers in Yangon on March 14, 2022, as thousands of people faced water shortages due to power outages in the city. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





Myanmar soldiers stand on the armor tanks during a parade commemorating the 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw Myanmar, 27 March 2022. (Photo by Nyein Chan Naing/EPA/EFE)





Myanmar's military demonstrates with horses during a parade to commemorate Myanmar's 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Sunday, March 27, 2022. The occasion commemorates resistance against Japanese occupiers during World War II, and is a show of strength as the military battles armed resistance to its takeover last year that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. (Photo by Aung Shine Oo/AP Photo)





Myanmar female soldiers march during a parade commemorating the 77th Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw Myanmar, 27 March 2022. (Photo by Nyein Chan Naing/EPA/EFE)





This photo taken on March 26, 2022 shows people visiting the Uppatasanti Pagoda at sunset in Naypyidaw. (Photo by AFP Photo)





This handout from the Karenni Nationalities Defence Force (KNDF) taken on May 23, 2022 and received on May 30 shows members of the KNDF taking part in a training session for female special forces members and women battalions at their base camp in the forest near Demoso in Myanmar's eastern Kayah state. (Photo by Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF)/Handout via AFP Photo)





In this photo provided by the information office of Myanmar's military, four injured people can be seen lying on the pavement after an explosion at a bus stop in downtown Yangon on May 31, 2022. One person was killed and nine wounded when what authorities described as a handmade bomb exploded. The military and its foes blamed each other for the blast. (Photo by Myanmar Military True News Information Team via AP Photo)





Pilgrims visit Myanmar famous Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar on Sunday, June 19, 2022. Several visitors said they came to the famous temple to say prayers for Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's ousted leader, on her 77th birthday, which she spent in military detention. (Photo by AP Photo/Stringer)