Myanmar political prisoners freed after European Union lifts s...

Zaw Moe, a former ABSDF soldier, was released in Tuesday's amnesty. He feels the government is using prisoners as tools in the political game - and they should be

YANGON, Myanmar — The day San Zaw Htwe was arrested he tried to chew through the leg of the wooden chair he was shackled to. He could hear a river outside. He figured he could swim away and escape the little room and the big men and the terrible ...

Singapore has boldly selected an all-local line-up of golfers to face Malaysia in the inaugural Causeway Trophy next month. -ST SINGAPORE has boldly selected an all-local line-up of golfers to face Malaysia in the inaugural Causeway Trophy next ...

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Daisuke Kataoka shot a six-under-par 66 to lead by one-shot over Ernie Els and Bernd Wiesberger in the third round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters on Saturday. Japan's Kataoka birdied the last two holes for 11-under-par 205 to steal the ...

South Korean Hwang Inn-choon and Australian Scott Hend took an early lead in the first round of the CIMB Niaga Indonesian Masters 2013 on Thursday. Each shot six-under-par 66 at the Royale Jakarta Golf Club to share top place 2 stroke over ...

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At least 56 political prisoners have been freed in Burma, campaigners say, following the EU decision on Monday to lift the last of its sanctions. One of those freed, activist Zaw Moe, told the BBC Burmese service that the releases were linked to the ...

State television in Myanmar says President Thein Sein has granted amnesty to 93 prisoners one day after the European Union lifted sanctions against the Southeast Asian nation. It was not immediately clear how many political prisoners were among ...