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    Day: August 9, 2016

    August 9, 2016in Bullet Points, Lead Story, News175by DVB
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    DVB Bulletin: 9 August 2016

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    45,000 affected by floods in Irrawaddy delta
    August 9, 2016in Irrawaddy Division, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News173by DVB
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    45,000 affected by floods in Irrawaddy delta

    “It would be nice if the government could provide some assistance, such as rice and clean water to drink,” said a local farmer.

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    KIA, Burmese army clash near Hpakant
    August 9, 2016in Conflict, Kachin, Lead Story, News1by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    KIA, Burmese army clash near Hpakant

    A KIA spokesman says the Kachin militia engaged Burmese troops along the road between Kamaing and Hpakant on Monday morning after government forces had advanced on a position where the…

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    Suu Kyi confirms 31 Aug for Panglong conference
    August 9, 2016in Lead Story, News, Peace Process, Politics, Suu Kyi266by DVB
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    Suu Kyi confirms 31 Aug for Panglong conference

    Meanwhile, the chairman of the opposition USDP, former President Thein Sein, states that his party intends presenting its policies and stance to the Panglong summit.

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    How India helps fuel Burma's meth boom
    August 9, 2016in Drugs, Lead Story, News21by ANDREW R.C. MARSHALL / REUTERS
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    How India helps fuel Burma's meth boom

    A surge in pseudoephedrine smuggled in from India is key to the boom in Burma’s methamphetamine production, say police and narcotics experts.

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    The fight for Pegu's forests gets violent
    August 9, 2016in Environment, Lead Story, Logging, News135by HTET KHAUNG LINN / MYANMAR NOW
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    The fight for Pegu's forests gets violent

    As the NLD government steps up efforts to protect Burma’s forests, officers in the Pegu mountain range face off with increasingly violent loggers.

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