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    Day: August 13, 2015

    August 13, 2015in Bullet Points, Lead Story, News256by DVB
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    DVB Bulletin: 13 August 2015

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson

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    7 die in Irrawaddy delta floods
    August 13, 2015in Irrawaddy Division, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News, Rangoon261by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    7 die in Irrawaddy delta floods

    Seven people have died in Irrawaddy Division in the past two days, where high floodwaters and dangerous conditions have prompted warnings from local officials.

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    Htay Oo replaces Shwe Mann
    August 13, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, Media, News, Politics392by DVB
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    Htay Oo replaces Shwe Mann

    A retired major-general from the Burmese armed forces, 65-year-old Htay Oo has long been regarded as a rising star among many in the military-backed USDP.

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    Black Ribbon Movement sways health ministry
    August 13, 2015in Health, Lead Story, News, Protest252by REUTERS
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    Black Ribbon Movement sways health ministry

    Burma’s health minister scrapped plans to fill more of the vacancies at the ministry with military personnel, after thousands of people joined an online protest.

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    BREAKING NEWS: Shwe Mann purged
    August 13, 2015in Lead Story, Nayyidaw, News, Politics222by DVB
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    BREAKING NEWS: Shwe Mann purged

    Lower House speaker and chairman of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party Shwe Mann has been ousted from the party in a dramatic internal coup.

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    Thein Sein holds emergency meeting
    August 13, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics3618by DVB
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    Thein Sein holds emergency meeting

    An internal purge within the ruling USDP appears to be underway as Thein Sein reshuffles cabinet a day ahead of candidate list deadline for Nov elections.

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