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    August 5, 2009in News, Politics0by Staff Reporter
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    UN to tackle Burma's child soldier problem

    Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), A United Nations team will visit Burma to pressure the ruling junta and armed ethnic groups to end use of child soldiers, as concern remains about…

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    August 5, 2009in Environment, News163by Staff Reporter
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    Dam forcibly displaces 15,000 Burmese

    Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), The construction of the unfinished Tasang dam in eastern Burma has already forced around 15,000 people into refugee camps in neighbouring Thailand, according to a report…

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    August 5, 2009in Media, News1by Staff Reporter
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    Junta permits new radio stations to air

    Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), Three new FM radio stations will soon begin broadcasting across 10 states and divisions in Burma in a joint operative between private companies and the Burmese…

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    August 5, 2009in News, Politics0by Staff Reporter
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    Visitors told of Burma prisoner amnesty

    Aug 5, 2009 (DVB), A list of political prisoners to be released in an amnesty has already been drawn up by the Burmese government, according to family members visiting political…

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