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Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer

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Myanmar junta bombs opposition-held town hours after talks offer

YANGON: Myanmar’s junta carried out fresh air strikes on an opposition-held town on Friday (Sep 27), hours after issuing an unprecedented invitation to its enemies for talks on the country’s civil war. Thursday’s surprise call for discussions was likely a standard operating procedure to main ally China and a nudge towards controversial fresh elections, analysts said, … Read more

Thai Man Gets 50-Year Jail Sentence For Criticising The Monarchy

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Thai Man Gets 50-Year Jail Sentence For Criticising The Monarchy

A Thai man has been given a 50-year prison sentence for criticising the monarchy in social media posts. The man, identified as 30-year-old Mongkol Thirakot, was initially given a 28-year sentence by a lower criminal court for a Facebook post made three years ago. He was later found guilty on 11 more counts by an … Read more