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    Day: April 24, 2014

    Burmese Everest team postpones summit attempt
    April 24, 2014in Lead Story, News, Society, Travel & Tourism241by COLIN HINSHELWOOD / DVB
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    Burmese Everest team postpones summit attempt

    A team of five Burmese mountaineers have been forced to postpone a plan to climb Mount Everest in the wake of an avalanche that last week killed 13 porters, with…

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    April 24, 2014in Lead Story, News, Obituary, Video162by DVB
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    Paying tribute to a Burmese legend

    Thousands of people pay their final respects at the funeral of democracy champion, Win Tin, on Wednesday.

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    Heat-wave descends on Burma
    April 24, 2014in Environment, Lead Story, News532by TUN TUN THEIN & THAZIN HTWE
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    Heat-wave descends on Burma

    People should prepare immediately for a heat-wave as potentially record-breaking temperatures look set to envelop many parts of Burma, with Rangoon expected to reach 39°C this weekend and Mandalay set…

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    Reuters sticks to its story in face of Thai navy threats
    April 24, 2014in Lead Story, Media, News, Rohingya33by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Reuters sticks to its story in face of Thai navy threats

    Reuters has vowed to stand by their Rohingya story which alleges that Thai naval officers were involved in the trafficking of Rohingya boatpeople.

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    Local staff at Latpadaung rally for pay hike
    April 24, 2014in Latpadaung, Lead Story, Natural resources, News26by TUN TUN THEIN / DVB
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    Local staff at Latpadaung rally for pay hike

    Around 250 local staff from the Myanmar Wanbao Mining Copper Ltd staged a rally demanding pay raises on Wednesday in front of the company’s office in Sagaing Division’s Monywa district.

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    Thai navy takes aim at Reuters over Rohingya smuggling report
    April 24, 2014in Lead Story, Media, News39by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Thai navy takes aim at Reuters over Rohingya smuggling report

    “Not only do we refuse to withdraw any lawsuit, but we are processing another suit against Reuters as well,” Vice Admiral Tharathorn Khajitsuwan tells the Bangkok Post.

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