article_snippet: two Myanmar colleagues were sentenced  to two and a half years in jail for using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks .
article_snippet: Two weeks ago the bar manager and his two Myanmar colleagues were jailed for two and a half years with hard labour by a Yangon court for using a Buddha image to promote a cheap drinks night.
article_snippet: The 32-year-old was arrested by Myanmar police in December, along with owner Tun Thurein, 40, and manager Htut Ko Ko Lwin, 26, after an official from Myanmar's Religious Department complained about the advertising.
article_snippet: The trio could face two years in jail for breaching Myanmar's Religion Act .
article_snippet: In emotional scenes after the verdict, family members of the two Myanmar defendants expressed shock and fury at the sentencing, with the mother of one exchanging barbs with a handful of nationalist monks waiting outside.
article_snippet: Htut Ko Ko Lwin's mother screamed at a group of monks taking photos with smartphones outside the court after the sentencing.
article_snippet: The wife of bar owner Tun Thurein said The wife of bar owner Tun Thurein would consult The wife of bar owner Tun Thurein lawyer about appealing. '
highlights_snippet: Tun Thurein, 40, Htut Ko Ko Lwin, 26, were also jailed .
  