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    Day: August 11, 2014

    August 11, 2014in Lead Story, News, Uncategorized419by DVB
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    Bullet Points: 11 August 2014

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson

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    China defends position on sea dispute
    August 11, 2014in ASEAN, Lead Story, News, Politics2by DVB
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    China defends position on sea dispute

    Speaking on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Summit, China’s FM Wang Yi said that the country is willing to listen to suggestions regarding the South China Sea dispute,…

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    Mandalay curfew to be lifted
    August 11, 2014in Communal Violence, Lead Story, Mandalay Division, News3by DVB
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    Mandalay curfew to be lifted

    Mandalay regional government said it will imminently lift a curfew that was imposed in seven townships across the city at the beginning of July following deadly communal mob violence.

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    August 11, 2014in Land, Lead Story, News, Society, Video242by DVB
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    Elderly Michaungkan protestor dies after 138-day vigil

    Seventy-six-year-old activist Thaung Nyunt had campaigned relentlessly against the confiscation of her land and that of her community, right up until her death on Friday.

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    Japan pledges 10.5 million yen for Burma’s communications network
    August 11, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics0by DVB
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    Japan pledges 10.5 million yen for Burma’s communications network

    Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pledged 10.5 billion yen (US$102 million) in loans to his Burmese counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, on Saturday to improve the country’s communications infrastructure.

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    August 11, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics, Video2by DVB and REUTERS
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    Kerry urges Burma to speed up reforms

    The United States Secretary of State John Kerry called on Burma’s leaders to move ahead with reforms as he concluded his two-day visit to the country.

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