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    Day: May 16, 2016

    May 16, 2016in Bullet Points, Lead Story, News270by DVB
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    DVB Bulletin: 16 May 2016

    Watch DVB’s top stories with Kimberley Phillips.

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    Mysterious 'blast' leaves Sittwe on edge
    May 16, 2016in Arakan, Lead Story, News400by WUNNA KWANYO / DVB
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    Mysterious 'blast' leaves Sittwe on edge

    Residents of the Arakan State capital say they are still nervous after a sound they say was an explosion caused alarm on Sunday night.

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    Burma MPs look to Japan for training assistance
    May 16, 2016in Education, International Relations, Lead Story, News79by ZAW ZAW HLAING / DVB
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    Burma MPs look to Japan for training assistance

    Members of a delegation of MPs returning from a study tour in Japan say that Burmese citizens may receive training with Japan’s assistance.

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    Latest Hpakant blasts linked to extortion demands
    May 16, 2016in Conflict, Lead Story, News2by DVB
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    Latest Hpakant blasts linked to extortion demands

    The attack, on a company apparently targeted for refusing to give in to extortion demands from an armed group, left at least 10 vehicles damaged or destroyed.

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    Military chief: We will do our duty under NLD govt
    May 16, 2016in Lead Story, Military, News, Politics140by REUTERS
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    Military chief: We will do our duty under NLD govt

    The comments by the commander-in-chief of Burma’s military aimed to assuage concerns over tension between him and the leader of Burma’s new civilian government, Aung San Suu Kyi.

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