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    Day: July 25, 2013

    Ministry of information, press council lock horns over draft bill
    July 25, 2013in Media, News66by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Ministry of information, press council lock horns over draft bill

    Wednesday’s meeting between Burma’s interim press council and the Ministry of Information has been deemed “fruitless” by participants as the two sides continue to argue over the contents of a…

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    Britain denies breaching Burma arms embargo
    July 25, 2013in News, Politics0by HANNA HINDSTROM
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    Britain denies breaching Burma arms embargo

    The British government has denied breaching the EU arms embargo for Burma, after a parliamentary report revealed that it has eight active arms export licences for the former military dictatorship

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    Ministry set to rewrite colonial-era business law
    July 25, 2013in Business, News157by THIKE ZIN
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    Ministry set to rewrite colonial-era business law

    The Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development is planning to redraft the 99-year-old law in an attempt to make the legislation more compatible with the country’s evolving business climate

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    July 25, 2013in Video0by DVB
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    Political prisoners walk free

    More than 70 political prisoners were released across Burma on Tuesday during the latest presidential amnesty. It follows President Thein Sein’s pledge last week to free all of Burma’s prisoners…

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