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Day: May 20, 2016
Clashes continue in Burma's north, as EU delegation visits
Fighting in Burma’s north intensified this week, even as a visiting EU delegation urged all parties to lay down their arms.
Trishaw drivers receive an unexpected gift
Soe Tint, owner of the Soe Electric and Machinery Company Limited, handed out donations of 100,000 kyat ($85) each to some 680 trishaw drivers in Pyinmana earlier this week.
‘Human. Nature.’ captures links between wildlife and livelihoods
An exhibition by one of Burma’s preeminent photographers is part of a World Wildlife Fund project to inform officials and the public about the importance of nature to human survival.
Resolving ethnic issues is the key to unlocking US sanctions
The Obama administration’s policy is an indication of the importance of ethnic minority issues in US-Burma diplomatic relations. It also reflects the sentiment of the international community.
More than 50 Sagaing marchers charged
A police officer said that of 71 protesters detained, 51 had been charged and taken to Yamethin Prison near the capital after they refused to be split up from fellow…