Former Myanmar Foreign Minister Dies

Thin09 3 years ago Region: Myanmar

Former Myanmar foreign minister Win Aung died in Insein prison, Yangon, where he was serving a seven-year sentence for corruption, police confirmed on Thursday. Win Aung, 65, died Wednesday morning from a cerebral hem... more

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Pressure mounts for release of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Breaking Tweets 3 years ago Region: Myanmar

Per Reuters, famed Myanmar activist and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has pleaded not guilty in her latest trial. Suu Kyi faces up to five years in jail if convicted of letting an intruder into her home early May desp... more

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Help Provide Relief to Burmese Workers

AFL CIO 5 years ago Region: Myanmar

 by James Parks With more than 22,000 people reported dead (with some estimations going as high as 100,000) and as many as 1 million homeless after a tropical cyclone that struck Burma over the weekend, the Fede... more

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