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    Burma’s lower house to discuss amending electronics law
    August 21, 2013in Lead Story, Media, News0by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Burma’s lower house to discuss amending electronics law

    Burma’s lower house of parliament has agreed to debate a proposal by MP Thein Nyunt to amend the controversial Electronic Transactions Law.

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    Teacher forced to retire after attending 8-8-88 ceremony
    August 21, 2013in Lead Story, News3by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Teacher forced to retire after attending 8-8-88 ceremony

    A Naypyidaw schoolteacher says she was fired after attending the 8-8-88 ceremony in Rangoon, but Ministry of Education claims teacher took leave without permission.

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    Thousands hit by flooding in Arakan state
    August 21, 2013in Environment, Lead Story, News17by AYE NAI / DVB
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    Thousands hit by flooding in Arakan state

    Some 4,000 people have been directly affected by floods in Sandoway, a coastal township in western Burma. Residents and township administrators told DVB that the River Sandoway had overflowed, flooding the downtown area on Monday,…

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    Graffiti artist invited to leave his mark in Naypyidaw
    August 21, 2013in Lead Story, News85by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Graffiti artist invited to leave his mark in Naypyidaw

    Arkar Kyaw, the Rangoon street artist who last year painted a mural of Barack Obama, has been invited to spray-paint a huge billboard in Naypyidaw in preparation for the SEA…

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    August 21, 2013in Features, Health, Lead Story, Video179by ZAW HTET
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    The ability of the disabled

    Nearly 10 percent of all disabled people in Burma are currently attending high school, but their chances of getting jobs when they leave and leading independent lives are slim.

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    Indonesian anti-terror unit arrests Burmese embassy plot suspects
    August 21, 2013in Lead Story, News4by DVB
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    Indonesian anti-terror unit arrests Burmese embassy plot suspects

    Indonesian anti-terrorism police arrest five men suspected of being members of a militant group accused of plotting several attacks in the country, including a bomb plot against the Burmese embassy…

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