a former British ambassador to Myanmar who was running a business consultancy, was arrested with her husband, a Myanmar national, in Yangon in August. She was given a one-year prison term in September …
How Myanmar became destination for trafficked East Africans
Travellers are lured as though they are going to Bangkok, a popular tourist destination, but end up in Myanmar.
Foreign Secretary welcomes release of former British ambassador to Myanmar
Myanmar’s military-controlled government announced on Thursday that it was releasing and deporting Vicky Bowman as part of a wider prisoner amnesty.
Vicky Bowman: Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar
Ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman and Toru Kubota were jailed earlier this year while Sean Turnell was detained shortly after the 2021 coup. The military junta said the pardons were to mark Myanmar National …
Vicky Bowman: Former UK ambassador among prisoners to be freed in Myanmar
Myanmar’s military is to release 6,000 prisoners including a former UK ambassador, a Japanese filmmaker and an Australian adviser to the country’s ousted civilian leader. Ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman and …
Foreign Secretary welcomes release of former British ambassador to Myanmar
Myanmar’s military-controlled government announced on Thursday that it was releasing and deporting Vicky Bowman as part of a wider prisoner amnesty.
Vicky Bowman: Who is the former UK ambassador being released by Myanmar in amnesty?
Who is the former UK ambassador being released by Myanmar in amnesty? – At the time of her arrest, Bowman was serving as the director of Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business, which aims to promote …
Myanmar to release former British envoy, Australian economist in prisoner amnesty, state media says
By Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN A British ambassador, an Australian economist and a Japanese journalist are reportedly set to be released by Myanmar’s ruling military junta under an amnesty — …
Myanmar frees Australian economist as part of 6,000 prisoner amnesty – state media
Nov 17 (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military leaders have released Sean Turnell, an Australian economist and former adviser to democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, and more than 6,000 others from prison under an …
UN adopts Rohingya resolution by consensus, expressing solidarity with Bangladesh
The United Nations General Assembly has adopted an annual resolution on the situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar by consensus while recognising Bangladesh’s …