BANGKOK (TIP): The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported May 19. It said the […]
BANGKOK (TIP): Myanmar’s ruling military council on May 3 said it was releasing more than 2,100 political prisoners as a humanitarian gesture. Thousands more remain imprisoned on charges generally involving nonviolent protests or criticism of […]