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Day: May 18, 2016

Sagaing workers' march ends in arrests
Police in the Naypyidaw Union Territory said they arrested eight people as they attempted to march into the capital to set up a rally camp in front of the President’s…

US envoy: We want to see peace for all people in Arakan
Shaarik Zafar, the US special representative to Muslim communities, made the remarks ahead of a visit to Burma by US Secretary of State John Kerry.

Burma army carrying out airstrikes on KIA positions
Local residents of Kachin State’s Mansi Township say three Burmese military aircraft were seen bombing KIA positions at two locations.

Some US sanctions eased, but most remain in place
The US government has decided to maintain most economic restrictions on Burma in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country’s newly elected government.
DVB Bulletin: 17 May 2016
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