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    Day: December 31, 2013

    December 31, 2013in Features, Lead Story, News, Video362by DVB
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    Burma 2013: The Year in Review

    A look back at 2013, an eventful year for Burma.

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    Seven political prisoners released
    December 31, 2013in Lead Story, News, Politics84by DVB
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    Seven political prisoners released

    Burma has released seven political prisoners since it announced a presidential amnesty, but many more are expected in the days ahead.

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    DVB Person of the Year 2013: Gen. Gun Maw
    December 31, 2013in Culture, Lead Story, News, Politics, Society207by DVB
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    DVB Person of the Year 2013: Gen. Gun Maw

    A total of 20,662 readers of DVB’s Burmese and English websites voted. The result was that Gen. Gun Maw won with 68 percent of votes cast; some 13,892 readers voted…

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    17 drown when boat capsizes in Kyaukphyu
    December 31, 2013in Environment, Lead Story, News218by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    17 drown when boat capsizes in Kyaukphyu

    Villagers from Sinboat village-tract were on their way back from collecting wood in a mangrove forest when their overloaded boat tipped over and capsized in a creek.

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    British ambassador defends Burmese military training
    December 31, 2013in Lead Story, News, Politics4by COLIN HINSHELWOOD / DVB
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    British ambassador defends Burmese military training

    Britain’s Ambassador to Burma Andrew Patrick defended his government’s decision to initiate a training programme for the Burmese armed forces in early January, saying the course will not enhance the…

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    Noodle shop fire devastates delta town
    December 31, 2013in Lead Story, News, Property149by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Noodle shop fire devastates delta town

    More than 200 homes and businesses were destroyed in a blaze that devastated the village of Katbat in the Irrawaddy delta on Monday morning, leaving about 1,100 people homeless.

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