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Myanmar army detains Kachin Baptists who helped Yahoo
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· Myanmar's army has detained two Kachin Baptist leaders for giving journalists information about a church allegedly hit by military airstrikes, accusing them of spying for insurgents. The two men, named by the army as Didi Naung Latt and Langyaw Gamsai, were arrested on December 24 in northern Shan state, where thousands have fled weeks of heavy …
Burma Army Blocks Food Supplies to Kachin IDPs - Irrawaddy
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· U Naung Latt said he would wait at the Lawa security gate until permission is obtained. The Irrawaddy contacted an officer at the police station in Kar Mai, where the security gate is located, but he said he was not authorized to comment on matters related to the military.
More calls to reform Myanmar's deadly jade trade - The Star
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· Naung Latt estimates up to 85 per cent of jade pickers are users. A stalled gemstone law, which would help clear up the industry, must be finalised, says Global Witness.
Burmese Baptist pastors sentenced to prison – Baptist News Global
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Dundaw Naung Latt received an additional two-year sentence for defamation, stemming from remarks he made in media interviews deemed as criticizing the military. Fortify Rights and Human Rights Watch, two human-rights organizations that led protests of their detention, called on authorities in Myanmar ...
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