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- A Thai woman appeared before a Yangon court to answer murder charges for killing an American diplomat, whose death the U.S. State Department confirmed on May 11, withholding his name.
- Her identity and lawyers' names remain undisclosed to avoid retaliation from Myanmar’s military authorities.
- She faces a violation of Myanmar’s immigration code for nationals who commit crimes.
- If convicted, she could be sentenced from ten years in prison to death.
