"Extremely Concerned": BBC On Its Burmese Reporter Missing In Myanmar

It said he disappeared around midday in the Myanmar capital, Naypyidaw, and that the BBC was doing everything they could to locate him.

A Burmese journalist with the BBC's Myanmar language service is 'missing' after being taken away by unidentified men on Friday, the media outlet said, voicing deep concern for his safety. "We are extremely concerned about our BBC News Burmese Reporter, Aung Thura, who was taken away by unidentified men", the BBC's press team said on its verified Twitter account. It said he disappeared around midday in the Myanmar capital, Naypyidaw, and that the BBC was doing everything they could to locate him. "We call on the authorities to help locate him and confirm that he is safe."