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- Myanmar police detained a Thai woman as a suspect in the homicide of a U.S. diplomat discovered in Yangon.
- A U.S. government employee assigned to the Yangon embassy was found dead at the Sakura Residence & Hotel.
- The State Department confirmed the death but declined further details out of respect for the employee’s family.
- Police are treating the case as a possible homicide.
- The hotel manager declined to comment.
