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Bo Bo Nge with his wife, Me Kyi, and son. Nge, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, has strong ties in Great Barrington. A photo has confirmed that he still is alive, after a Facebook post this month said he had died while jailed by the military regime. PHOTO PROVIDED BY ABBY PRATT GREAT BARRINGTON â Bo Bo Nge, a Myanmar official with strong ties to the Berkshires, appears to be alive in an army interrogation center in that country, a close friend said Tuesday. Nge, deputy governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, was jailed in February, amid a military coup in that Southeast Asia country, and had been feared dead in recent days. But, a photo of Nge that surfaced has confirmed that he remains alive. ....
Dawn arrives in November 2013 at a section of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. EAGLE FILE PHOTO PITTSFIELD â It was almost 19 years ago that people turned out at Park Square, more than 50 strong, to resist the drumbeat of war in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. It was also 19 years ago this month that combatants captured in connection with those attacks began internment at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. This week, members of Berkshire Citizens for Peace and Justice will be back for the vigils they have held since Oct. 3, 2002, as usual, but with the future of Guantanamo their focus. ....