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Hundreds of people turned out Tuesday to protest a statue of General Aung San in the Karenni State capital Loikaw, the latest effort to commemorate a man widely regarded as Burma’s founding father that has run up against local resentment.
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As celebrations take place across the country, DVB pays tribute by looking back and the extraordinary life and achievements of the great man.
The vice-president of the Central Bank of Myanmar, Daw Khin Saw Oo, tells lower house MPs that the bank was planning to issue new banknotes featuring the image of Burma’s national hero, Aung San, as well as other prominent Burmese leaders.
