Myanmar regime partially pardons Suu Kyi, cutting her sentence

Move announced on state TV as military faces pressure at home and abroad

Nikkei staff writers

YANGON/BANGKOK -- Myanmar's military regime announced on Tuesday that it has granted amnesty to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on some but not all of her convictions, reducing her sentence from 33 years to 27.

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