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    Day: June 17, 2016

    June 17, 2016in Bullet Points, News388by DVB
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    DVB Bulletin: 17 June 2016

    Catch up on DVB’s top stories with Kimberley Phillips

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    Photo: Aung Naing Soe
    Photo: Aung Naing Soe
    Photo: Aung Naing Soe
    June 17, 2016in Culture, Human Rights, Lead Story, News, Photos497by FELIZ SOLOMON / DVB
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    Inked-in human rights

    Dutch artist Sander Van Bussel brings his “Human Rights Tattoo” project to Burma, marking his first foray into Asia.

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    Power line clear-up planned for Rangoon
    June 17, 2016in Electricity, Lead Story, News, Rangoon245by DVB
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    Power line clear-up planned for Rangoon

    The move follows a chain of fatal incidents across the country, including the electrocution of a seven-year-old girl in Magwe earlier this week.

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    13 youths sentenced for ties to Arakan rebels
    June 17, 2016in Arakan, Conflict, Lead Story, News, Peace Process529by WUNNA KWANYO / DVB
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    13 youths sentenced for ties to Arakan rebels

    The 13, detained four months ago in the Arakan State capital, apparently confessed to having connections with the AA.

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    France pledges $225 million for Burma
    June 17, 2016in Foreign Affairs, Lead Story, News1by REUTERS
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    France pledges $225 million for Burma

    Visiting French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said his country would raise 200 million euros for Burma to support development efforts in the formerly military ruled country.

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    Police seize drugs in Sagaing, Mandalay
    June 17, 2016in Drugs, Lead Story, Mandalay Division, News, Sagaing368by DVB
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    Police seize drugs in Sagaing, Mandalay

    Massive quantities of speed and some heroin have been seized in Sagaing Division and Mandalay as police claim a chain of successes.

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