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    Day: March 15, 2016

    Elephant kills Burmese migrant in Thailand
    March 15, 2016in Environment, Lead Story, News40by DVB
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    Elephant kills Burmese migrant in Thailand

    The incident reportedly occurred just five days after the man started working at an elephant sanctuary in northern Thailand.

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    Thailand to let migrants update labour cards at 7-Eleven
    March 15, 2016in Lead Story, Migrants Issues, News232by DVB
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    Thailand to let migrants update labour cards at 7-Eleven

    A new scheme approved by Thailand’s department of labour will make it more convenient for migrant to extend their permits to work in the Kingdom.

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    Human trafficking trial fast-tracked amid witness protection fears
    March 15, 2016in Human Trafficking, Lead Story, News193by REUTERS
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    Human trafficking trial fast-tracked amid witness protection fears

    The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in Thai jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday.

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    Taming the Tatmadaw
    March 15, 2016in Analysis, Contributor, Lead Story, Military, News, Opinion340by MOE GYO
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    Taming the Tatmadaw

    Disarmament of ethnic armed groups should go hand-in-hand with comprehensive reforms of Burma’s security sector, including the Tatmadaw.

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    Suu Kyi loyalist Htin Kyaw elected president of Burma
    March 15, 2016in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics223by DVB
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    Suu Kyi loyalist Htin Kyaw elected president of Burma

    A special sitting of Burma’s Union Parliament elected Htin Kyaw as the country’s first democratically-elected president since 1962.

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    Military questions NLD presidential picks
    March 15, 2016in Lead Story, News, Politics216by REUTERS
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    Military questions NLD presidential picks

    The military questioned the NLD’s presidential picks, as tensions simmered between the two sides before parliament votes on who should get the top job.

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