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Myanmar junta detains former UK ambassador

Vicky Bowman is accused of registering one address but living at another one. (Photo courtesy of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business)

Authorities in Myanmar have detained Britain’s former ambassador to the country for an alleged offence under the immigration law.

Vicky Bowman, who runs the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, and her husband, a Burmese artist, were detained on Wednesday, sources told Reuters earlier.

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