Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Burma, mired in a crisis over the fate of Muslim Rohingya people, to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect…
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Two foreign reporters face additional immigration charges tied to drone incident
Three journalists, two of them foreigners, and their driver attended a fourth court hearing on Monday in relation to a drone that prosecutors say was flown illegally near Parliament last…
Witness no-shows, no breakthrough as trial continues in Naypyidaw drone case
Three journalists — two of them foreign — and their driver remain imprisoned in Naypyidaw after their second hearing on Thursday in a case that some are billing as the…
Guns and drugs case involving ex-minister’s son ensnares over a dozen suspects
A total of 15 people, including the son of a former Union minister, will face charges following the seizure of a large cache of weaponry and illicit narcotics last month…
Detained journalists informed Burma of filming plans, Turkish broadcaster says
Turkey’s state broadcaster said a team of journalists filming a documentary in Burma had told the government of their plans before they were detained for attempting to fly a drone…
Drone-flying journalists to face charges in Naypyidaw
Burmese police said on Saturday they were preparing to charge journalists working for Turkey’s state broadcaster TRT, their local interpreter and driver for bringing a drone into the country without…