The Burmese barmaid who nabbed a North Korean assassin

This photo taken on October 4, 2023 shows Dar San Ye asking for "donations" from motorists in Yangon. - Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Yangon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) / TO GO WITH MYANMAR-NKOREA-SKOREA-DIPLOMACY, FEATURE - TO GO WITH Myanmar-NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy, FEATURE

Photos: Sai Aung Main/AFP

This photo taken on October 4, 2023, shows Dar San Ye asking for “donations” from motorists in Yangon. Forty years ago, Myanmar barmaid Dar San Ye stood in a river running through Yangon, squaring up to a North Korean agent gripping a live grenade.