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    Month: May 2011

    May 31, 2011in Environment, News2by NAW NOREEN / DVB
    277

    Swiss-backed dam ‘to displace 8,000’

    British and Swiss firm involved in dam in Shan state that will submerge 61 square kilometres of land, displacing 23 villages

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    May 31, 2011in News, Politics0by AHUNT PHONE MYAT
    259

    Insein prison rejects strikers’ demands

    Domestic news journals forced to publish official article outlining why demands for improvement to prison conditions were refused

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    May 31, 2011in Analysis7by JOSEPH ALLCHIN
    261

    China strides ahead in the battle for Burma

    China has outflanked India in the race to coopt its southern neighbour, but has it come at the expense of Burma’s long-held neutralism?

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    May 31, 2011in News, Politics0by NAW NOREEN / DVB
    262

    Mass revolt blurs Karen loyalty

    500 troops from a Border Guard Force in Karen state turn on their commanders but waver over allegiance to government or opposition

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    May 31, 2011in Media, News1by DAN WITHERS
    273

    The Nation, Bangkok Post to sell in Burma

    Thailand’s leading English-language dailies given the go-ahead for distribution inside Burma but analysts warn of heavy censorship

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    May 30, 2011in News, Politics0by DVB
    243

    Police file whitewashes Depayin massacre

    Leaked report claims that only four people died in the infamous massacre eight years ago and that Suu Kyi supporters sparked a riot

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