BANGKOK (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The Association of South-east Asian (Asean) defence chiefs held their annual retreat on Tuesday (Nov 22) without a representative from Myanmar amid the prolonged political crisis in the country.
Myanmar’s military-controlled government announced Thursday it was releasing and deporting an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker, an ex-British diplomat and an American as part of a broad prisoner amnesty marking the country’s National Victory Day. Australian Sean Turnell, Japan’s Toru Kubota, Briton Vicky Bowman, and American Kyaw Htay Oo, as well as 11 local Myanmar…
Myanmar’s military-controlled government says it is releasing and deporting an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker, an ex-British diplomat and an American as part of a broad prisoner amnesty marking the
The National Unity Government says the release of Australian Sean Turnell, Briton Vicky Bowman and other political prisoners shows the regime is bowing to pressure.