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    Day: December 20, 2014

    Karen refugee becomes cop in US
    December 20, 2014in Crime, Karen, Lead Story, News, Refugees485by DVB
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    Karen refugee becomes cop in US

    Saw Lar Htoo has become the first Karen refugee to graduate as a police officer in the United States.

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    Drug protests spread to Moenyin
    December 20, 2014in Drugs, Lead Story, News, Protest64by KO HTWE
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    Drug protests spread to Moenyin

    Protestors say local authorities have failed to tackle serious drug problems in the area, which is rife with heroin and methamphetamine use.

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    Burma listed in Top 10 for jailing journalists
    December 20, 2014in Lead Story, Media, News, Politics14by COLIN HINSHELWOOD / DVB
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    Burma listed in Top 10 for jailing journalists

    “With ten journalists now languishing behind bars, proponents of the country’s supposed democratic progress should wake up and take notice of the authoritarian reality that still governs the country.”

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    Manau festival will go on despite calls to cancel
    December 20, 2014in Culture, Kachin, Lead Story, News463by DVB
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    Manau festival will go on despite calls to cancel

    kachin officials are adamant the Manau Dance Festival will go ahead despite concerns over military tensions in the region.

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