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    Day: January 25, 2016

    Burma has fallen short on political prisoners, say rights groups
    January 25, 2016in Lead Story, News, Politics357by REUTERS
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    Burma has fallen short on political prisoners, say rights groups

    Burma freed 101 political prisoners last week, bringing the number of political detainees released by Thein Sein to more than 1,200 under his reign.

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    January 25, 2016in Bullet Points, News233by DVB
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    DVB Bulletin: 25 January 2016

    Watch today’s top stories with Angus Watson.

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    Foreign firms eye new telecoms license
    January 25, 2016in Archives, Lead Story, News219by REUTERS
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    Foreign firms eye new telecoms license

    Foreign firms are interested in bidding for Burma’s fourth telecoms license, as mobile phone penetration increases throughout the country.

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    Shots fired as Rangoon fugitives arrested
    January 25, 2016in Drugs, Lead Story, News252by DVB
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    Shots fired as Rangoon fugitives arrested

    Police opened fire on suspects in Shwepyitha Township, Rangoon during a raid on the hideout of two high-profile criminals exposed by a social media post.

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    Meet the Burmese women tackling tradition and taboo
    January 25, 2016in Analysis, Feature, Lead Story, News, Women's Issues79by ANNABELLE DROULERS / DVB
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    Meet the Burmese women tackling tradition and taboo

    Women are seen as the custodians of culture in Burma. But in a patriarchal society, do they also have the key to unlocking/creating gender equality?

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    Like father, like daughter: A Kachin legacy
    January 25, 2016in Kachin, Lead Story, News, Politics296by THIN LEI WIN
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    Like father, like daughter: A Kachin legacy

    The daughter of former KIO leader Maran Brang Seng will enter the Kachin State parliament in February, to pursue her father’s struggle for a federal Burma.

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