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    Day: May 21, 2013

    Seven Burmese Muslims jailed over monk’s murder
    May 21, 2013in News, Politics7by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Seven Burmese Muslims jailed over monk’s murder

    Seven Muslim men, including a minor, were sentenced to jail on Tuesday for the murder of a monk, whose death allegedly sparked a wave of religious riots across central Burma

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    May 21, 2013in Video0by REUTERS
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    US support needed for reforms

    At the Johns Hopkins University in Washington DC, President Thein Sein says he is committed to reforms but will need the help of the international community.

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    Armed militia forces NLD members to resign over land row
    May 21, 2013in News, Politics136by SU SU HLAING
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    Armed militia forces NLD members to resign over land row

    An armed militia in northeastern Burma’s Shan state forced more than 50 National League for Democracy members at gunpoint to resign from the party on Sunday following a land dispute

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    May 21, 2013in Video0by REUTERS
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    Obama urges end to violence

    US President Barack Obama urges President Thein Sein to stop violence against Muslims in his country and institute economic and political reforms.

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