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    Day: September 9, 2014

    September 9, 2014in Bullet Points56by DVB
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    Bullet Points: 9 September 2014

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.

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    September 9, 2014in Lead Story, Mon, Natural resources, News100by DVB
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    Mon govt pressures Thai energy giant

    The government of Mon State has requested that energy giants Toyo-Thai produce a long overdue feasibility study for a new coal burning power plant.

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    One dead in Shan drug-bust shootout
    September 9, 2014in Drugs, Lead Story, News, Shan63by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    One dead in Shan drug-bust shootout

    A drug-related shootout in eastern Burma left one suspected dealer dead and another injured on Monday, according to a local administrator.

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    Rescue team on stand-by as Himalayan radio silence puts nerves on edge
    September 9, 2014in Kachin, Lead Story, News, Sport276by PAING SOE / DVB
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    Rescue team on stand-by as Himalayan radio silence puts nerves on edge

    A rescue helicopter is on standby at the foot of Burma’s Himalayan glaciers, after a climbing team lost contact with base camp and has not been heard from for a…

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    Number of political prisoners is up, says rights group
    September 9, 2014in Lead Story, News, Politics307by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Number of political prisoners is up, says rights group

    Despite the president’s promise to rid Burma’s jails of political prisoners by the end of 2013, a leading advocacy group claims that the number of prisoners of conscience has increased…

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    USDP denies role in cancelling by-elections
    September 9, 2014in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics2by TUN TUN THEIN / DVB
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    USDP denies role in cancelling by-elections

    A USDP spokesman rejects reports that Burma’s ruling party was involved in axing this year’s by-elections, but said that he believes the decision to cancel polling was “sensible”.

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