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Japanese journalist held in Myanmar gets three more years in prison - Asahi

A Myanmar court sentenced Japanese journalist Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison on Wednesday on charges of violating an immigration law, the Asahi newspaper reported, citing court sources.

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Military-ruled Myanmar hands Aung San Suu Kyi more prison time

Nobel laureate has now been sentenced to 26 years in prison in total and still has several criminal cases outstanding.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar junta sentences Suu Kyi to 6 more years for corruption

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.

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Myanmar court convicts Suu Kyi on more charges, extends jail term to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.

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Myanmar junta jails Suu Kyi for 6 more years for corruption

Myanmar's junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate's total jail time to 26 years.

Bangkok Post

Myanmar court jails Suu Kyi for 3 years for graft -source

A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to three years in prison on charges of accepting a bribe, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

Reuters

Graft convictions extend Suu Kyi's prison term to 26 years

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges

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Shotguns found in possession of migrant workers

SONGKHLA: A Myanmar plantation worker fled into the trees, leaving behind his wife and three illegal shotguns, when officials approached to search their hut in Sadao district.

Bangkok Post

Time for Myanmar to face the music

Since its inception in 1967, Asean has survived a myriad of challenges -- some it has passed with flying colours, others less so.

Bangkok Post

Civilians in firing line as conflict returns to Myanmar’s Rakhine

A truce in the troubled western region appears to have crumbled with the military in open warfare against rebel groups.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar Airways launches Phuket route

Phuket: Myanmar Airways International (MAI) began operating its Yangon–Phuket route yesterday, targeting migrant workers and long-stay tourists.

Bangkok Post

Thousands throng Myanmar's Shwedagon to mark Buddhist festival of lights

Yangon (AFP) - Thousands of Buddhist devotees thronged Myanmar's Shwedagon Pagoda to mark the full moon of the Thadingyut festival on Sunday, some offering prayers for a country plunged into turmoil by last year's coup.

AFP

Indian workers rescued from digital job scams in Southeast Asia

Minister says 130 Indians who were forced to work in cyber-scams in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have been freed.

Al Jazeera

Indian workers rescued from job scams in Southeast Asia

India's government says it has rescued about 130 Indian workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos after they were lured by agents for fake job opportunities in the information technology sector in Thailand

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More than 1 million displaced since Myanmar coup: UN

Yangon (AFP) - More than one million people have been displaced in Myanmar since the military coup last year, the United Nations children's agency has said.

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Brickbat: Bad News

A BBC journalist has been given a second sentence of three years of hard labor by a court in Myanmar for making contact with an outlawed pro-democracy group. Htet Htet Khine received her first three-year prison sentence on Sept. 15 for violating a law barring incitement and false news. Since…

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US sanctions Myanmar businessmen over alleged Russian arms deals

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says sanctions take aim at Russia and Belarus’ support for Myanmar military.

Reuters

U.S. sanctions target Myanmar junta-linked businessman for procuring Russian-made weapons

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Myanmar businessman and two others involved in procuring Russian-made weapons from Belarus for the junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country early last year, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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EU lawmakers condemn Myanmar's crackdown on media freedom

EU lawmakers have condemned the crackdown on media freedom in military-ruled Myanmar

Bangkok Post

Myanmar border village bombed

KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped three bombs on a border village in Karen State, close to the Thai border in Sangkhla Buri district, in the early hours of Thursday.

AFP

Myanmar junta jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years, more than two months after he was arrested while filming an anti-coup protest, a military spokesman said Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Myanmar military court jails Japanese filmmaker for seven years

Toru Kubota is the fifth foreign journalist to be detained in post-coup Myanmar with the others all freed and deported.

AFP

Myanmar jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years: diplomatic source

Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar's junta has jailed a Japanese filmmaker for 10 years for encouraging dissent against the military and violating an electronic communications law, a diplomatic source told AFP on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Myanmar court hands Japanese journalist 10-year prison term

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has handed a 10-year prison sentence to a Japanese video journalist who was arrested at an anti-government protest in July

Bangkok Post

Myanmar court jails Japanese filmmaker for 10 years

TOKYO: A court in military-ruled Myanmar has jailed a Japanese documentary filmmaker for 10 years for violating sedition and communications laws, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Thursday.

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