Thursday, July 20, 2017

National News

National News

Army general among Thais convicted of human trafficking

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:35 PM PDT

A Thai army general was one of the most prominent figures found guilty Wednesday in a major human trafficking trial that included more than 103 defendants accused of involvement in a modern-day slavery trade.

Myanmar military blames deadly plane crash on bad weather

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:30 PM PDT

Bad weather caused the crash of an air force plane in Myeik archipelago that killed 122 people, the Tatmadaw said, 41 days after the accident that is considered the worst in the country's aviation history.

District Court refuses to accept civil suit against State to abolish ‘08 constitution

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:24 PM PDT


Dekkhinathiri District Court in Nay Pyi Taw did not accept the lawsuit filed by a group of former MPs against the State to abolish the 2008 constitution, the group's legal adviser U Aung Thura told the media on Tuesday.

Nation marks 70th Martyrs’ Day with excitement and sadness

Posted: 19 Jul 2017 01:18 PM PDT

Thousands of people gathered in Yangon on Wednesday, ignoring the threat of monsoon rains, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Martyrs' Day, marking the assassination of the country's independence heroes including Gen Aung San, father of current leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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