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MNA Editorial Desk: Plans announced by Myanmar’s military to prosecute soldiers for actions at a village where security forces reportedly killed as many as 400 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority drew skepticism on Monday from the New York-based rights group Human Rights Watch. The military announced over the weekend that investigations had determined that orders were not properly followed at a village in Rakhine state. It gave no dates or other details of the offence, but said a court martial is being convened to act “in accordance with the military discipline due to the weakness in following the instructions ...

MNA National Desk: Malaysia has detained Adilur Rahman Khan, a prominent Bangladesh activist, describing the government action as ‘harassment’ against human rights defenders. Adilur Rahman, secretary of the rights group Odhikar, was detained after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport early Thursday, reported news agency. He was due to speak at a two-day conference organized by the Anti-Death Penalty Asia Network. Rights group Voice of the Malaysian People (Suaram) said Khan was being kept incommunicado at the airport’s immigration lock-up and appealed for his release. Immigration authorities could not be reached for comment. Malaysia often denies foreign pro-democracy activists entry ...