Myanmar Government

Myanmar Sentences Comedian To 45-Year Sentence For Helping Cyclone Victims

New York Times | Sharon Otterman | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


A secret court run by Myanmar's military leadership on Friday sentenced a prominent Burmese comedian and activist to 45 years in prison, continuing a ...

Myanmar Forcing Cyclone Victims Into Menial Labor For Food : Amnesty International

AP | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's military junta has detained a popular comedian who had just returned from an aid trip to the cyclone-ravaged delta, ...