Model, actor and singer Paing Takhon attends a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on Feb 17, 2021. - AFP
YANGON (AFP): A leading Myanmar actor, singer and model who was on a junta celebrity wanted list for supporting pro-democracy protests has been jailed for three years, his legal team said Monday (Dec 27)
Paing Takhon, 25 -- a star in both Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand -- had been active in the mass protests that rocked the country following the February coup, at rallies and through his massive social media following.
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