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No relief for jailed New Zealander as ‘Buddha Bar’ storm continues

Phil Blackwood, 33, remains incarcerated in Rangoon’s notorious Insein Prison, accused of offending religion.

He has accepted responsibility for a Facebook post that depicted the Buddha wearing headphones and promoted discounted alcoholic drinks at the V Gastro Bar.

Options are running out for the New Zealand national who fronted court for a fifth time on Wednesday, alongside two Burmese codefendants, Tun Thurein and Htut Ko Ko Lwin.

Blackwood’s defence lawyer remains downbeat, in a case closely watched by a devoutly Buddhist nation.

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