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    Day: January 2, 2014

    January 2, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics, Video0by REUTERS
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    Will all Burma's political prisoners taste freedom?

    Burma released a handful of political prisoners on Tuesday after the government announced a year-end amnesty for those held in jail for political reasons.

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    Thein Sein indicates support for constitutional amendment
    January 2, 2014in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics253by DVB
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    Thein Sein indicates support for constitutional amendment

    Burma’s president suggests in radio speech that he does not want to prevent any Burmese citizen from running for the presidency, indicating that the government may support lifting the clause…

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    January 2, 2014in Lead Story, News, Video0by PORTIA LARLEE
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    Karen rivals unite for New Year

    Unarmed soldiers from the KNU, the BGF and the KPC march together without arms in a show of unity as Karens mark their New Year at Shwe Koko.

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    Burma embassy plot – Six killed in Jakarta shoot-out
    January 2, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics418by ASSOCIATED PRESS
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    Burma embassy plot – Six killed in Jakarta shoot-out

    Anti-terrorism squad kills six suspected militants and arrests another during an extended standoff at a house near the Indonesian capital which comes as an investigation continues into an alleged plot…

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    Burma, Thailand push ahead with Dawei SEZ
    January 2, 2014in Archives, Dawei, Lead Story, News61by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Burma, Thailand push ahead with Dawei SEZ

    After years of uncertainty, the prospects of the massive Dawei project took a recent twist when Thailand and Burma officially tied the knot to push the ambitious scheme forward.

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