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    Day: August 4, 2016

    August 4, 2016in Bullet Points, Lead Story, News49by DVB
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    DVB Bulletin: 4 August 2016

    Watch today’s top stories with Kimberley Phillips

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    Mystery disease spreads to more Naga villages
    August 4, 2016in Health, Lead Story, News4by DVB
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    Mystery disease spreads to more Naga villages

    The number of deaths from a mysterious infectious disease in the Naga Self-Administered Zone has nearly doubled since the start of this week.

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    ERI calls for release of activist charged with sedition
    August 4, 2016in Conflict, Human Interest, Lead Story, News529by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    ERI calls for release of activist charged with sedition

    Accusing Burma’s armed forces of “going after activists who dare to expose its abuses”, EarthRights International calls for the release of Arakanese activist Khaing Myo Htun.

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    NLD intervenes for blacklisted former activist
    August 4, 2016in Lead Story, News, Politics155by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    NLD intervenes for blacklisted former activist

    The incident appears to have prodded the NLD to follow through on a promise to remove names from a no-entry list targeting both Burmese and foreign nationals.

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    KBZ Bank opens first office outside Burma
    August 4, 2016in Business, Finance, Lead Story, News9by THE BANGKOK POST
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    KBZ Bank opens first office outside Burma

    The opening of a branch in Bangkok makes Kanbawza Bank the first Burmese bank to establish an international presence.

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    MPs call for stronger action on drugs
    August 4, 2016in Crime, Drugs, Lead Story, News118by REUTERS
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    MPs call for stronger action on drugs

    Lawmakers join military officials in urging the government to step up efforts to stem the growing problem of drug trafficking in Burma.

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