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    Elderly Michaungkan protestor dies after 138-day vigil

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    Seventy-six-year-old activist Thaung Nyunt had campaigned relentlessly against the confiscation of her land and that of her community, right up until her death on Friday.

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    Monks slam Burma whistleblower execution

    Jan 13, 2010 (DVB), A prominent Burmese monks' association has criticized as "cruel" and counterproductive the recent sentencing to death of two whistleblowers who leaked sensitive information to exiled media.[…]

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    MP-elect Dr Maung Maung Latt dies at 59

    Feb 24, 2009 (DVB), The elected representative of Thaketa township constituency 2 in Rangoon division, Dr Maung Maung Latt died on 22 February at the age of 59. Dr Maung[…]

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    Two die during forced labour session in Bago

    Feb 16, 2009 (DVB), Two brothers from Gwaygon village in Kyauktada township, Bago division, died on 3 February when the pit they were working in collapsed, according to rights lawyer[…]

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    Man crushed during forced construction work

    Feb 9, 2009 (DVB), A 50-year-old man from Kyauktalone village in Bago division was crushed to death on 6 February when the roof of a pit where he had been[…]

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    Monk U Arnanda dies in detention

    Jan 30, 2009 (DVB), Monk U Arnanda, 61, of North Okkalapa township’s Thitsa Tharaphu monastery has died in detention in Insein prison, according to a relative of another political prisoner.[…]

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    Political prisoner dies of tuberculosis

    Dec 30, 2008 (DVB), Political prisoner and former school teacher Htay Lwin Oo died of tuberculosis on 28 December in Ohbo jail in Mandalay division, where he was serving a[…]

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    MP-elect Dr Hla Aung dies aged 66

    Nov 17, 2008 (DVB), Dr Hla Aung, elected representative for Wundwin constituency-2 and an active National League for Democracy member, passed away this morning at the age of 66. Dr[…]

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    Artist Wathone dies at 61

    Oct 21, 2008 (DVB), The well-known Burmese artist Wathone passed away this morning from lung problems at his house in Thingangyun township, Rangoon division, at the age of 61. Wathone[…]

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    MP-elect Ngwe Tun dies in hospital

    Oct 16, 2008 (DVB), U Ngwe Tun, an elected National League for Democracy representative for constituency 2 of Kyaukpadaung township in Mandalay, died on 11 October aged 79. U Ngwe[…]

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    Army private killed after shooting officer

    Oct 9, 2008 (DVB), A soldier from the Burmese army's Light Infantry Battalion 707 was shot after killing his commanding officer in an internal clash on 4 October, according to[…]

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    Infantry commander shot dead by sergeant

    Oct 7, 2008 (DVB), An infantry officer was killed and another wounded on Sunday when they were shot by a sergeant who then turned the gun on himself, according to[…]

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    NLD youth member feared dead is found alive

    Oct 3, 2008 (DVB), A National League for Democracy youth member who went missing in August and was reported dead was found alive by his father at a police station[…]

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    Elected MP Dr Myo Win dies aged 54

    Oct 1, 2008 (DVB), Dr Myo Win, elected member of parliament for Kawa township, Bago division, died of liver cancer on Monday at Phawat private hospital in Mae Sot, Thailand,[…]

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    NLD youth member reported dead in custody

    Oct 1, 2008 (DVB), Aung Moe Lwin, a 36-year-old youth member of the National League for Democracy in Natmauk township, Magwe division, is said to have died in detention, according[…]

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    Activist Han Lin dies in New York

    Sep 29, 2008 (DVB), U Han Lin, who led the "long march to freedom and democracy" campaign in 2005 to highlight the plight of Burma, died from lung cancer on[…]

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    Compensation awarded to migrants' families

    Jul 25, 2008 (DVB), The families of 54 Burmese migrants who suffocated to death in a lorry in Thailand in April are to receive compensation from the Thai government and[…]

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    Mandalay NLD member dies of heart attack

    Jul 3, 2008 (DVB), The National League for Democracy's Mandalay division Organising Committee member U Aung Soe, 61, died of a heart attack on Tuesday morning. U Aung Soe was[…]

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    Suspected gang member dies under interrogation

    Jun 25, 2008 (DVB), A man accused of involvement with a gang responsible for the theft of Buddha statues in Magwe division died last week after being beaten during an[…]

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    Mourners pay respects to late KNU leader

    May 27, 2008 (DVB), The funeral for the late Karen National Union leader Pado Saw Ba Thin Sein was held yesterday in the headquarters of the Karen National Liberation Army,[…]

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    KNU leader passes away

    May 22, 2008 (DVB), Karen National Union chairperson Pado Saw Ba Thin Sein died at 2am this morning on territory controlled by the KNU, one of his colleagues told DVB.[…]

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    NGOs call for justice after migrant deaths

    Apr 23, 2008 (DVB)

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    54 Burmese migrants die in cold storage container

    Apr 10, 2008 (AFP), At least 54 Burmese migrants suffocated to death in a cold storage container as they were being smuggled into Thailand to look for work, Thai police[…]

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    Funeral held for son of former KNU leader

    Mar 19, 2008 (DVB), A funeral for the son of the Karen National Union’s former leader general Saw Bo Mya was held in the Karen National Liberation Army battalion headquarters[…]

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    Thousands bid farewell to Sai Htee Saing

    Mar 13, 2008 (DVB), A funeral for the popular singer Sai Htee Saing, who died on Monday, was held at Rangoon’s Yay Way cemetery at around 5pm yesterday and attended[…]

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    Singer Sai Htee Saing dies

    Mar 11, 2008 (DVB), Sai Htee Saing, one of Burma's most famous singers, died yesterday morning aged 58 at Rangoon general hospital from a ruptured artery in his stomach. He[…]

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    Political prisoner dies in Bago prison

    Mar 10, 2008 (DVB), Political prisoner and National League for Democracy member Ko Win Tin died on 6 March aged 35 while serving a 27-year prison term in Tharawaddy prison,[…]

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    Suspicions surround death of Labadan orphan

    Feb 29, 2008 (DVB), Police officers in Labadan township in Tharawaddy district, Bago division, have failed to investigate the suspicious death of a 16-year-old orphan, local residents claim. Than Zaw[…]

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    Chauk man dies in police detention

    Feb 18, 2008 (DVB), A man held by police in Chauk township, Magwe division, on suspicion of stealing gold ware from a local resident was found dead on the fourth[…]

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    Man arrested for stealing noodles dies in custody

    Aug 17, 2007 (DVB)

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