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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi jailed for four years: junta spokesman

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YANGON, Dec 6, 2021 (AFP) – A Myanmar court on Monday jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for four years for inciting dissent against the military and breaching Covid rules, a spokesman for the junta told AFP. Suu Kyi “was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment under section 505(b) and two years’ imprisonment under natural … Read more

Laos police net 55 million meth pills in Asia’s biggest drug bust: UN

BANGKOK – Laotian police have carried out Asia’s biggest-ever single seizure of illegal drugs, finding more than 55 million methamphetamine pills in the back of a beer truck, a United Nations official confirmed Thursday. The Southeast Asian country has in recent years been a gateway for drug traffickers moving meth shipments out of Myanmar’s troubled … Read more