(AFP photo)HANOI: Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday robustly defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists for reporting massacres by the military at the height of the Rohingya ethnic cleansing. In Vietnam for a meeting of the World Economic Forum, Suu Kyi attacked critics of the trial that was widely seen as an attempt to muzzle the free press. "This is a disgraceful attempt by Aung San Suu Kyi to defend the indefensible," said Amnesty International's Minar Pimple, describing the leader's comments as "a deluded misrepresentation of the facts". "The international condemnation heading Aung San Suu Kyi's way is fully deserved, she should be ashamed." Local media have reported that Suu Kyi will not be attending the New York meeting.

Source: Bangkok Post September 13, 2018 18:00 UTC