Vicky Bowman, and her husband the prominent Burmese artist Htein Lin, were jailed for a year each. Read more at straitstimes.com.
YANGON - Myanmar’s junta jailed a former British ambassador to the country and her husband for a year on Friday for breaching immigration rules, a diplomatic source told AFP.
Htein Lin was arrested for helping his wife reside at an address different to their registered home in commercial hub Yangon.AFP has contacted the British Foreign Ministry for comment. A junta spokesman did not respond to a request for comment. Ties between Myanmar and former colonial ruler Britain have soured since a coup last year, with London imposing several rounds of sanctions on businesses and individuals with ties to the military.
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