Myanmar junta jails journalist using colonial-era law

YANGON: A Myanmar journalist who live-streamed his detention by junta forces was jailed for two years on Wednesday, his employers said, as the military continues its crackdown on critical reporting.

Aung Kyaw, who worked for Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB), was sentenced in the southern city of Myeik, the outlet said, under a colonial-era law that criminalises encouraging dissent against the military. The junta revised the law soon after its February 1 coup to include spreading "fake news" as a crime. Security forces conducted a nighttime raid on Aung Kyaw’s house in March, days after he covered a brutal crackdown on anti-junta protests in Myeik.