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    Day: May 16, 2013

    Burma fails on natural resource governance: report
    May 16, 2013in Politics81by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Burma fails on natural resource governance: report

    Burma has the worst record on natural resource governance in the entire world, according to a new international study, which activists on Thursday described as a “warning” to global investors…

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    Thai raid on fishing operation frees dozens of enslaved migrants
    May 16, 2013in News, Politics95by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Thai raid on fishing operation frees dozens of enslaved migrants

    Thai authorities rescued more than 50 migrant workers, including eight Burmese nationals, who had been trafficked and were forced to work as slave labourers on fishing boats in Chonburi

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    May 16, 2013in Video186by REUTERS
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    Rohingya won't leave ahead of storm

    Authorities are struggling to evacuate tens of thousands of people from low-lying camps before Cyclone Mahasen reaches the coast.

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    Thousands of Rohingya stranded by the sea as cyclone looms
    May 16, 2013in News, Politics3by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Thousands of Rohingya stranded by the sea as cyclone looms

    Thousands of displaced Rohingya are still stranded in low-lying areas next to the sea, less than a day before a tropical storm is expected to batter northwestern Burma

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    Officials reach out to refugees following fighting in Shan state
    May 16, 2013in News, Politics66by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Officials reach out to refugees following fighting in Shan state

    State officials and political parties in northern Shan state are trying to convince residents to return to their villages after thousands of locals fled after fighting erupted between Shan rebels…

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