YANGON, MYANMAR — Soe Moe Kyaw tried to keep his anxiety at bay as his malfunctioning plane burned off fuel to reduce weight for an emergency landing earlier this month.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who are being held in a prison in Yangon, were not present for the ruling, but their wives were. Kyaw Soe Oo's wife, Chit Su, broke down in tears when the ruling was read.

Captain Yan Moe Naing was sentenced to a year in prison for violating a law governing police actions after he publicly said Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had been set up by police.

Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were sentenced to seven years in prison last September, a ruling that cast a pall over Myanmar’s media community, and sparked increased international criticism ...

The Aung Soe Moe Kyaw capsized Saturday on Chindwin River in the country's central Sagaing region. Preliminary reports have indicated it may have hit a rock as it approached a village.