Swe Win was remanded in custody and escorted to Mandalay, where Maha Aung Myay court agreed to release him until his trial begins on 7 August.
Month: July 2017
Murdered Eleven journalist case still unsolved
Before his death, Soe Moe Tun had focused his reporting on illegal logging and KTV operations in Monywa and the surrounding areas.
10 dead from H1N1, but Burma’s authorities say public is safe
Meanwhile, in Mandalay, the annual Taung Pyone festival has been called off due to fears of spreading the virus.
High-profile journalist detained at Rangoon airport
The prominent Burmese journalist Swe Win was arrested at Yangon International Airport on Sunday evening as he attempted to leave Burma, with authorities justifying his detention on the grounds that…
Police break up farmers' protest camp in Mandalay
Police forcibly broke up a sit-in last night, when they cleared farmers, who were protesting land grabs, from a site in central Mandalay. The farmers had been occupying the protest…
Trial underway for journalists accused of unlawful association
The trial of three journalists and three other men accused of “unlawful association” with an ethnic armed group began in earnest on Friday, with a court in Hsipaw Township, Shan…