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- Amnesty panned as MI officials, not political prisoners, walk free
- MPs agree to join arms convention
- Ministry of Home Affairs flags softer penalties for drug use
| Amnesty panned as MI officials, not political prisoners, walk free Posted: 10 Oct 2014 05:31 AM PDT
Political prisoner and human rights groups say they are disappointed with the latest amnesty, which saw only one confirmed political prisoner freed. |
| MPs agree to join arms convention Posted: 10 Oct 2014 05:08 AM PDT The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw last week approved the president's request that Myanmar become a member country of the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention. |
| Ministry of Home Affairs flags softer penalties for drug use Posted: 10 Oct 2014 05:07 AM PDT
Sentences for those convicted of drug use, which range from five to 15 years, are under review, Deputy Minister for Home Affairs Brigadier General Kyaw Kyaw Tun has told MPs. |
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