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Confidante of Myanmar's Suu Kyi dies after contracting COVID in junta jail

13 Sept 11:25 Key points summarised by AI

Nyan Win, a 78-year-old confidante of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and veteran democracy campaigner, died from COVID-19 while imprisoned by the junta.
A senior member and former spokesperson for the NLD party, Nyan Win was arrested after the February 1 coup on sedition charges and held in Yangon’s notorious Insein prison.
His death underscores the severe COVID-19 crisis sweeping through Myanmar's overcrowded prisons, which are struggling with outbreaks amid a nationwide shortage of medical resources and the junta's crackdown on dissidents.

Yesterday 16:06 Key points summarised by AI

Two suspected drug couriers were killed in a shootout with narcotics officers in Phetchaburi province.
Authorities seized approximately half a tonne of crystal methamphetamine, also known as Ice, during the operation.
The incident occurred on Tuesday night after officers tracked a network suspected of transporting large quantities of drugs to southern Thailand.
The suspects, identified as Chattharin and Rungarun, both 27, opened fire when confronted by officers, who returned fire, resulting in their deaths.