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Day: September 2, 2014
Quarantined Burmese man cleared of Ebola
A 22-year-old Burmese man, who was detained at Rangoon airport on suspicion of carrying the Ebola virus, has been cleared after a series of tests and will be free to…
16-yr-old Miss Myanmar says she was coaxed to ‘escort’ Korean tycoons
Mae Myat Noe hits back at Miss Asia Pacific World organisers, accusing them of manipulating her age, coercing her to have plastic surgery, and coaxing her to escort rich businessmen…
Sagaing students protest controversial Education Bill
Burmese university students protest, at Sagaing, against the controversial draft of the National Education Bill.
President Thein Sein embarks for Europe
President Thein Sein flies from Naypyidaw to begin a 10-day trip to Europe which will include official visits to Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands for the first time.
Burmese mountaineers scale Hkakabo Razi
An eight-man team plant the Burmese flag on the icy peak of the highest mountain in Southeast Asia, which marks the tri-border of Burma, India and China.