<p>A popular rapper in Myanmar who criticised the junta over massive power blackouts has been arrested for "spreading propaganda", the military said, the latest arrest in a sweeping crackdown on dissent.</p>.<p>Byu Har posted a Facebook video to his hundreds of thousands of followers on Tuesday slamming the junta for rolling power outages that have hit Myanmar in recent weeks.</p>.<p>He mocked junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and said power supply had been better managed during the government of deposed civilian leader and democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/world-has-failed-myanmar-s-people-1187755.html" target="_blank">World has failed Myanmar’s people</a></strong></p>.<p>Byu Har was arrested for "inciting with the aim of disrupting the peace and stability of the nation, and the act of spreading propaganda", the military's information team said in a statement on Sunday.</p>.<p>It did not give details about whether he had been charged or where he was being held.</p>.<p>Byu Har is the son of prominent composer Naing Myanmar, whose song <em>Kabar Ma Kyay Buu</em> has been widely sung at protests against the military's February 2021 coup.</p>.<p>Byu Har regularly posts videos bare-chested and strumming a guitar.</p>.<p>Power outages are common in Myanmar due to a creaky and outdated electricity grid, with demand regularly outstripping supply during the sweltering summer months.</p>.<p>The junta has blamed the worsening outages on rising gas prices and attacks on infrastructure by anti-coup fighters.</p>.<p>The blackouts have aggravated the economic misery sparked by the military's coup.</p>.<p>The junta has arrested tens of thousands in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power, according to a local monitoring group, including dozens of artists and celebrities.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/former-un-chief-ban-urges-myanmar-junta-to-end-violence-1212791.html" target="_blank">Former UN chief Ban urges Myanmar junta to end violence</a></strong></p>.<p>Two prominent models were arrested last year for "harming culture and dignity" after they posted clips to the intimate video-hosting platform OnlyFans.</p>.<p>The putsch sparked renewed clashes between the military and ethnic rebel groups, and gave rise to dozens of "People's Defence Forces" now fighting across Myanmar.</p>.<p>More than one million people have been displaced by the violence, according to the United Nations.</p>.<p>Suu Kyi was jailed by the junta for 33 years in December after a closed-door trial slammed by rights groups as a sham.</p>
<p>A popular rapper in Myanmar who criticised the junta over massive power blackouts has been arrested for "spreading propaganda", the military said, the latest arrest in a sweeping crackdown on dissent.</p>.<p>Byu Har posted a Facebook video to his hundreds of thousands of followers on Tuesday slamming the junta for rolling power outages that have hit Myanmar in recent weeks.</p>.<p>He mocked junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and said power supply had been better managed during the government of deposed civilian leader and democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/first-edit/world-has-failed-myanmar-s-people-1187755.html" target="_blank">World has failed Myanmar’s people</a></strong></p>.<p>Byu Har was arrested for "inciting with the aim of disrupting the peace and stability of the nation, and the act of spreading propaganda", the military's information team said in a statement on Sunday.</p>.<p>It did not give details about whether he had been charged or where he was being held.</p>.<p>Byu Har is the son of prominent composer Naing Myanmar, whose song <em>Kabar Ma Kyay Buu</em> has been widely sung at protests against the military's February 2021 coup.</p>.<p>Byu Har regularly posts videos bare-chested and strumming a guitar.</p>.<p>Power outages are common in Myanmar due to a creaky and outdated electricity grid, with demand regularly outstripping supply during the sweltering summer months.</p>.<p>The junta has blamed the worsening outages on rising gas prices and attacks on infrastructure by anti-coup fighters.</p>.<p>The blackouts have aggravated the economic misery sparked by the military's coup.</p>.<p>The junta has arrested tens of thousands in its crackdown on dissent since seizing power, according to a local monitoring group, including dozens of artists and celebrities.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/former-un-chief-ban-urges-myanmar-junta-to-end-violence-1212791.html" target="_blank">Former UN chief Ban urges Myanmar junta to end violence</a></strong></p>.<p>Two prominent models were arrested last year for "harming culture and dignity" after they posted clips to the intimate video-hosting platform OnlyFans.</p>.<p>The putsch sparked renewed clashes between the military and ethnic rebel groups, and gave rise to dozens of "People's Defence Forces" now fighting across Myanmar.</p>.<p>More than one million people have been displaced by the violence, according to the United Nations.</p>.<p>Suu Kyi was jailed by the junta for 33 years in December after a closed-door trial slammed by rights groups as a sham.</p>