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    Angelina Jolie, Suu Kyi tour Rangoon factories

    UN goodwill envoy Angelina Jolie joins Aung San Suu Kyi on a visit to Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone to speak with female workers about working conditions.

    File photo of Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (PHOTO: Wikimedia Commons)

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    2015 election: Suu Kyi to run in Kawhmu

    Aung San Suu Kyi submits her papers at Thanlyin Election Commission office to run in the Kawhmu constituency in Rangoon.

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    Slavery fishing boats detected off Papuan coast

    An Associated Press investigation uncovers ships believed to be carrying enslaved fishermen, many of whom may be Burmese.

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    UN calls for govt investigation into alleged Maungdaw murders

    The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says she has received credible information that at least 48 Muslim Rohingyas were killed last week in northern Arakan, but the Burmese government maintains the murders never happened.

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    Embassy bomb-plot mastermind sentenced to seven and a half years

    An Indonesian court has sentenced an Islamist militant to seven and a half years in prison for masterminding a plot to attack the Burmese Embassy in the Indonesian capital.

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    Govt denies Buddhist mob attacked, killed Muslims in Maungdaw

    The Burmese government denied on Friday that a Buddhist mob ripped through a town in an isolated strife-torn corner of the country this week, attacking Muslim women and children. Villagers and a rights group said more than a dozen people may have been killed, and that hundreds have fled.

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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 to bomb the Burmese embassy.

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    The colourful lives of the Chin

    Associated Press photographer Gemunu Amarsinghe recently submitted a photo essay from Chin state where ancient traditions and a rich culture struggle to prevail against a history of religious conversion, Burmese chauvinism, military rule and economic misery.

    Lead Story News Rohingya

    Thai navy to sue journalists over Rohingya trafficking allegations

    Thailand’s navy has filed criminal defamation charges against a news website that published stories alleging Thai military involvement in the trafficking of Burma’s ethnic Rohingya boatpeople.

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    Japan signs investment protection deal with Burma

    The treaty calls for Japanese investors to receive the same protections as other foreign investors in terms of export and technology transfer regulations.

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    US considers limited engagement with Burmese military

    The Obama administration faced strong bipartisan opposition on Wednesday to plans for limited US engagement with Burma’s powerful military due to concerns over human rights and its lingering ties with North Korea.

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    Allow Rohingyas citizenship, UN tells Burma

    The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee passes a resolution urging Burma to give the stateless Rohingya minority equal access to citizenship and to crack down on Buddhist violence against them and other Muslims in the country.

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    Award-winning Burmese journalist dies, aged 91

    Sein Win, a renowned journalist in Burma who championed press freedom and endured three stints in prison as he chronicled several decades of his country’s turbulent history, died on Thursday at age 91.

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    Critics question Burma’s readiness to assume ASEAN chair

    Burma prepares to take over as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the annual regional summit in Brunei on Thursday, amid criticisms from human rights groups.

    Communal Violence Lead Story News

    Terrified Muslims hiding in forests: AP

    Terrified Muslim families hide in forests in western Burma, one day after fleeing a new round of deadly sectarian violence that erupted even as the president toured the divided region.

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    Nationwide ceasefire imminent, Burma’s FM tells UN

    Burma’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin tells the UN General Assembly there is “no turning back” on path to democracy and promises “zero tolerance” of ethnic hatred.

    Ethnic issues Lead Story News

    Tension high in Sandoway after two Muslim homes razed

    Buddhist mob torch two houses belonging to Muslims after a minor personal argument sets off another bout of communal violence in Arakan state.

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    UN calls on Burma to urgently address Rohingya grievances

    A group of Western and Asian governments are lauding Burma’s progress toward democracy but warning outbreaks of communal violence could undermine the reforms.

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    Suu Kyi vows to keep pushing for constitutional amendments

    “I will continue with efforts to have the constitution amended,” she said, adding there will be problems if it is not done by 2015.

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