Myeik

Myanmar military plane carrying 116 missing: Army chief

A Myanmar military plane carrying 116 people went missing on June 7 between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon, according to the office of the army chief and an airport source.

"Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm (07:05 GMT) when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the commander-in-chief's office said in a statement.