Myanmar’s military government has granted amnesty to more than 6,100 prisoners and has reduced other inmates’ sentences to mark the 78th anniversary of the country's independence from Britain ...
Myanmar releases 6,000 prisoners in New Year’s amnesty but no sign of Aung San Suu Kyi
“The Acting President of the Union of the Republic of Myanmar has pardoned 6,134 male and female prisoners who are serving their terms at respective prisons, detention centres and camps,” the junta’s ...
Myanmar pardons more than 6,100 prisoners
Myanmar's military government has pardoned 6,134 prisoners to mark the country's 78th Independence Day and maintain friendly relations between countries, it said on Sunday. They include 52 foreigners, ...
Myanmar junta to release over 6000 prisoners in annual amnesty
Photo / Sai Aung Main, AFP Myanmar’s junta said it would release more than 6000 prisoners as part of an annual amnesty to mark the country’s independence day. The military has arrested thousands of ...
Myanmar’s junta-backed party wins 90% of seats in first vote phase
Myanmar ’s pro-military party has a decisive lead in the first phase of junta-run elections, winning 90 per cent of the lower house seats announced so far, official results published in state media ...
Military-backed party leads in early election results in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military-appointed election body has begun announcing the winners of the first phase of its three-part general election, saying that the military-backed party has won the majority of seats, ...
Military-backed party in Myanmar takes lead in first phase of polls
Myanmar's military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party is leading after the first phase of a contentious general election, early results cited by state media showed, in the first vote since ...
Myanmar military government frees over 6,100 prisoners on independence day, political detainees remain detained
Myanmar’s military government granted amnesty to over 6,100 prisoners and reduced others’ sentences on Independence Day, while political detainees, including Aung San Suu Kyi, remain imprisoned amid ...
Myanmar to free 6,186 prisoners in Independence Day amnesty during election
Myanmar's military government will release 6,186 prisoners under an amnesty marking Independence Day, state media said on Saturday, a week after a multi-stage general election began in the ...
Are Chinese nationals really ‘flocking’ to Malaysia over new visa scheme?
When China announced last year plans to invest 170 billion ringgit (US$35.9 billion) into Malaysia, property players had already started rolling out the red carpet for potential investors and ... ( read original story ...)