Inmates in Burma’s prisons can look forward to a better-fed new year, as the Correctional Department plans to nearly double their daily meal allowance starting from 1 January.
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Overcrowding at penitentiaries will not allow for the closure of the country’s notorious prison labour camps any time soon, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Major General Aung Soe told Lower House lawmakers at Wednesday’s parliamentary session.
Political instability and protests in Thailand are delaying the release of Burmese inmates who might otherwise be pardoned, according to Burma’s ambassador in the country.
