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    Day: April 26, 2016

    Two tourists, guide injured by landmine in Shan State
    April 26, 2016in Conflict, Lead Story, News, Travel & Tourism371by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    Two tourists, guide injured by landmine in Shan State

    The incident occurred in an area where rival ethnic armed groups engaged in major clashes earlier this year.

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    Gambira sentenced to six months with hard labour
    April 26, 2016in Human Rights, Justice, Lead Story, News140by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Gambira sentenced to six months with hard labour

    The sentence, handed down today in Mandalay, was denounced by the former monk who led the 2007 Saffron Revolution.

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    Man wanted in hostage-taking incident in Rangoon
    April 26, 2016in Crime, Lead Story, News1247by DVB
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    Man wanted in hostage-taking incident in Rangoon

    Police are looking for a man who escaped with a 5-million-kyat ransom after holding a girl hostage in her home in Rangoon’s Kyimyindaing Township.

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    Air Force helicopter crashes near Meikhtila
    April 26, 2016in Breaking, Lead Story, News4by DVB
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    Air Force helicopter crashes near Meikhtila

    Two pilots survived the crash, which involved a recommissioned Bell-206 helicopter used as a trainer aircraft.

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    ANP, ALP urge end to hostilities in Arakan
    April 26, 2016in Conflict, Lead Story, News4by DVB
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    ANP, ALP urge end to hostilities in Arakan

    The largest ethnic party in parliament and a signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement want the Burmese army to end its offensive in Arakan State.

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    The hidden menace of landmines continues to haunt Burma’s conflict zones
    April 26, 2016in Conflict, Feature, Lead Story, Military, News147by DAVID DOYLE MYANMAR NOW
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    The hidden menace of landmines continues to haunt Burma’s conflict zones

    Across Burma, landmines pose a daily threat, but five years after the transition to democracy began, there is still no official clearance programme.

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