Oct. 11, 2024 11:57 AM EDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Concern was rising on Friday that two nonviolent activists opposed to military rule in Myanmar are at high risk of torture after being arrested in raids this week in Yangon, the country’s biggest city.
Paing Phyo Min, 27, a leading member of AJAY — the Anti-Junta...
Aug. 23, 2024 13:01 PM EDT
BANGKOK (AP) — Two freelance journalists in the strife-torn nation of Myanmar were killed, one allegedly after being captured, when security forces raided the home of one of them in the southern state of Mon, colleagues and media reports said Friday.
Win Htut Oo, 26, a freelancer...
Aug. 15, 2024 07:33 AM EDT
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A second attempt to auction the family home of Myanmar's imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi failed on Thursday after no bidders showed up, likely deterred by the court-ordered asking price of $142 million.
Suu Kyi spent 15 years in the home under...