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NLD official charged under telecoms law

Senior NLD official Myo Yan Naung Thein faces charges after posting remarks critical of the army’s defense of Burma’s borders on Facebook.

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Myitkyina student shot dead after argument at army checkpoint

A serviceman from the Burmese armed forces has shot and killed an 18-year-old university student in Myitkyina.

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Three dead in Pegu helicopter crash

All three crew members aboard a Burmese Air Force helicopter were killed when it crashed in the Pegu Division town of Daik-U on Tuesday.

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Former junta’s soldiers face an uncertain future

Amid rapid economic and social reforms that began in 2011, the cost of years of conflict on the lives of those who did the fighting is slowly being revealed.

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‘Herculean’ effort needed to rebuild country, says Suu Kyi

In her first Burmese New Year’s speech as head of the new NLD-led government, Aung San Suu Kyi called for cooperation from the country’s people.

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There should be no ‘great wall’ between army, civilians, says president

Speaking at a gathering to mark Thingyan, President Htin Kyaw also called for an end to politically-motivated charges against dissidents.

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Military appointees complain of ‘democratic bullying’ in parliament

Military members of Burma’s lower house of parliament failed on Tuesday to block a bill that would give National League for Democracy (NLD) leader Aung San Suu Kyi a powerful[…]

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10 pct cut in world military spending could eliminate poverty: think tank

A Stockholm-based think tank said military spending came to 2.3 percent of global GDP — a tenth of which would be enough to end poverty and hunger by 2030.