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    Day: January 21, 2009

    January 21, 2009in News, Politics164by Staff Reporter
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    KIO and NMSP rule out election participation

    Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), The Kachin Independence Organisation and the New Mon State Party have rejected the idea of forming political parties to contest the 2010 election, according to spokespeople…

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    January 21, 2009in Media, News7by Staff Reporter
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    Book of inspirational interviews becomes bestseller

    Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), A recently-published compilation of interviews with inspirational figures in Burma has become a bestseller across the country, despite a general slump in book sales. Booksellers in…

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    January 21, 2009in News, Politics151by Staff Reporter
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    Monk given 14-year jail term

    Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), A monk who was arrested following public demonstrations in September 2007 has been sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment by Mayangon township court for stealing a jade…

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    January 21, 2009in Environment, News120by Staff Reporter
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    Burmese official downplays cold weather warning

    Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), While meteorologists in India have forecast freezing temperatures in northern India and Burma, a Burmese official has denied that there is anything unusual about the unseasonably…

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    January 21, 2009in News191by Staff Reporter
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    Shan state officials extort money from local villagers

    Jan 21, 2009 (DVB), Residents of Keng Tung township and the border town of Tachilek in Shan state have complained that officials have been extorting money from villagers and local…

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