The head of Myanmar’s junta on Monday blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast Asian countries as he extended emergency rule for another six months. The junta first declared a state of emergency after seizing power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in a coup … Read more
The Myanmar prisoners had been allowed to meet family members through video conferencing The Myanmar prisoners had been allowed to meet family members through video conferencing Myanmar’s junta lashed out July 26 against the international condemnation of the country’s first use of capital punishment in decades, saying the four executed prisoners — two of them … Read more
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: Article content Myanmar’s ruling military announced on Monday it had executed four democracy activists accused of aiding “terror acts,” sparking widespread condemnation of the country’s first executions in decades. Sentenced to death in secretive trials in January and April, the men were accused of helping a … Read more
Myanmar’s military authorities have executed four democracy activists accused of helping carry out “terror acts”, state media said on Monday, the Southeast Asian nation’s first executions in decades. Sentenced to death in January in a closed-door trial, the four men had been accused of helping militias to fight the army that seized power in a … Read more