Former Myanmar colonel who once served as information minister gets 10-year prison term for sedition


BANGKOK (AP): A former high-profile Myanmar army officer who had served as information minister and presidential spokesperson in a previous military-backed government has been convicted of sedition and incitement, a legal official said late Thursday.

He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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