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Day: July 15, 2015

Two bites of the Cheery
INTERVIEW: DVB speaks to Cheery Zahau, a renowned Chin human rights activist who is now seeking a seat in parliament at the upcoming election.

Solar Flight: remaining journey postponed till 2016
The team of Solar Impulse say they have been unable to repair the batteries which overheated in the record-breaking oceanic flight from Japan to Hawaii.

Jade sales fall flat amid fighting in Kachin
The annual gems emporium in Naypyidaw has ended on a low, with jade sales down 63 percent, a decrease blamed on ongoing armed conflict in Kachin State.

Eleven Media chief attacked in broad daylight
Assailants using slingshots and metal nuts attacked Than Htut Aung as he drove home in central Rangoon, in what may have been a assassination attempt.

Burma, Thailand, China sign MoU for Salween dam
Thailand, China and Burma are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Mong Ton hydropower project Salween River this year.