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    Military council bans more books as fundamental freedoms diminish
    September 2, 2022in Books, Culture, Feature, News0by English Editor
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    Military council bans more books as fundamental freedoms diminish

    Readers of LGBTQ+ literature and book publishing houses expressed concern over the junta shutting down publishers that print books about same-sex relationships, claiming it is pornography. In recent years, books…

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    Join Hands to End Violence Against Women and Girls
    November 25, 2019in Culture, Feature, Lead Story, News598by DVB
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    Join Hands to End Violence Against Women and Girls

    Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which marks the start of the global 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The diplomatic missions of…

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    Southeast Asians unite as beef over ‘chicken rendang’ rages on
    April 5, 2018in Culture, Lead Story, News859by REUTERS
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    Southeast Asians unite as beef over ‘chicken rendang’ rages on

    Southeast Asians have united to defend hugely popular “chicken rendang” that was knocked out of a British cooking competition television show for not being crispy enough, but the longstanding debate…

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    Testing the new era of artistic freedom
    October 11, 2016in Arts, Culture, Feature, Features, Features (OLD), News127by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Testing the new era of artistic freedom

    Burma’s artists explore the possibilities of creative life in the post-censorship age

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    Interview: 'It is a chance for the government to show their dedication'
    September 9, 2016in Culture, Interview, Lead Story, News722by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Interview: 'It is a chance for the government to show their dedication'

    DVB speaks to UNESCO’s Duong Bich Hanh about last month’s earthquake in central Burma and the prospects for Bagan becoming a World Heritage Site.

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    Arakan Commission must address ‘decades of discrimination’: Amnesty
    August 25, 2016in Culture, Human Rights, International, International Relations, Lead Story, News, Religion, Rohingya409by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Arakan Commission must address ‘decades of discrimination’: Amnesty

    Amnesty International has welcomed the establishment of a high-level Arakan Commission headed by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, but has called for it to address the human rights situation…

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