TOKYO (AFP): Japan's defence ministry said Thursday (Sept 23) it will halt training for members of Myanmar's military from next year over the junta's executions of pro-democracy activists.
In July, Myanmar's junta executed four prisoners, including a former lawmaker from Aung San Suu Kyi's party and a prominent activist, in the country's first use of capital punishment in decades.
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