(Photos via Reuters)Myanmar has accused Reuters reporters Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, of breaching the country's Official Secrets Act, a little-used hangover from colonial rule. Sam Zarifi, secretary general of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), said the law can ensnare working journalists "at any time". ORIGINS OF THE OFFICIAL SECRETS ACTThe law dates back to 1923, when Myanmar, then known as Burma, was a province of British India. WHAT THE ACT SAYSThe Official Secrets Act covers trespassing in prohibited areas, handling documents deemed secret and communicating with "foreign agents". Reuters was unable to reach government legal officials over the weekend to request details of any other past cases in which the Official Secrets Act was used.

Source: Bangkok Post December 17, 2017 19:30 UTC