Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Myanmar update

YANGON (AFP) — Myanmar's military junta Tuesday shrugged off international steps to punish the regime for its bloody crackdown on protests, even as Japan cut aid and European nations widened sanctions.

According to state media, the military government is still holding nearly 500 people in detention nationwide.

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