Local police said the 47-year-old victim, also a British man, was found dead inside his co-worker's apartment with wounds on his head and chest. "The victim and defendant are school teachers from Horizon International School and they are friends," a local officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. The international school, a private institution that offers kindergarten to high school classes, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Violent crimes involving foreigners are rare in Myanmar, a former junta-run country that still has a small though swiftly-growing expatriate community and tourism industry. In contrast, fatalities and accidents involving foreigners frequently make the headlines in neighbouring Thailand, a backpacker magnet home to a large foreign population.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 06, 2016 15:55 UTC