A close ally of detained Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi died of leukaemia on October 7, a party source told AFP, days after being released from junta custody on health grounds. Zaw Myint Maung, 72, who spent around two decades in prison for defying Myanmar’s military, was a close confidante of Suu Kyi...

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