National reconciliation key to democratic progress: Shwe Mann
National reconciliation and trust building are the key to a successful democratic transition in Myanmar, the parliament’s Legal Affairs and Special Issues Assessment Commission Chair Thura U Shwe Mann has said. Speaking at a debate broadcast by loc
Government meets with Northern Alliance members
Representatives from the government’s Union Peace Commission have met with leaders from the coalition known as the Northern Alliance, according to a report in the Myanmar Times. The meeting took place in China’s Kunming Province, and included rep
Reuters journalists sentenced to seven years in prison
Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo, the two Reuters journalists arrested in December, have been found guilty under the Official Secrets Act and sentenced to seven years in prison, in what critics say is a blow towards press freedom in the country. “The
Decision in Reuters journalists’ case postponed
The verdict in the trial of the detained Reuters journalists Ko Wa Lone and Ko Kyaw Soe Oo has been postponed for a week because of the judge’s “poor health”, according to reports. A decision on the months long trial was expected at Insein Cour
Facebook bans military-related pages
Social media giant Facebook has banned military head Senior General Min Aung Hlaing as well as other army officials from its platform following the publication of a UN report that was scathing of the Myanmar military’s crackdown in northern Rakhine
