| 70 political prisoners freed in Myanmar |
 The Myanmar's government has released about 70 political prisoners following a promise by the President Thein Sein to free all prisoners by the end of the year. A member of the Government’s political prisoner scrutiny committee said at least 70 prisoners were freed today from various prisons. Some of them are from the Kachin ethnic group, which recently signed a peace deal with the government. The release of political detainees in Myanmar has been a key concern of the United States and other Western nations. |
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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