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    Day: August 6, 2014

    19 feared dead after fishing boat capsizes off Burma's coast
    August 6, 2014in Lead Story, News3by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    19 feared dead after fishing boat capsizes off Burma's coast

    Nineteen fishermen are feared dead after their boat capsized near the coast of western Burma on 2 August. Six other crew members have been rescued, according to local police.

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    August 6, 2014in Lead Story, News21by DVB
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    Bullet Points: 6 August 2014

    Watch today’s top stories with Helen Regan.

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    August 6, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics, Video14by KHUN ZAW OO / DVB
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    Fatal shooting sparks fear of conflict in Kutkai

    The family of a teenager who was shot in Kutkai Township, Shan State, in July blames the Burmese Army for his death and is demanding an investigation.

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    Five opposition party members charged for protest against PR system
    August 6, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics101by AYE NAI / DVB
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    Five opposition party members charged for protest against PR system

    Five members of two opposition parties were charged by local police in Pegu Division for leading an unauthorised demonstration against enacting a proportional representation (PR) voting system for the country’s…

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    August 6, 2014in DVB Debate, Lead Story, News, Video525by DVB
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    Debating the right to gather

    Panellists on DVB Debate question whether the Peaceful Assembly and Peaceful Procession Act is being used to persecute activists.

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