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    Day: August 22, 2016

    Indian FM in Burma amid reports of border incursion
    August 22, 2016in Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Lead Story, News216by DVB
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    Indian FM in Burma amid reports of border incursion

    The visit by Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj comes just one day after a high-profile visit to China by Burmese State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

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    Rangoon, Taunggyi family murders shake Burma
    August 22, 2016in Crime, Lead Story, News327by DVB
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    Rangoon, Taunggyi family murders shake Burma

    Both cases, one in Rangoon and one in Taunggyi, involve young families, including children, who were stabbed to death in their homes for no apparent reason.

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    Burma battles Japanese encephalitis
    August 22, 2016in Health, Lead Story, News152by DVB
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    Burma battles Japanese encephalitis

    Burma’s state media has reported that 19 people across the country have died so far this year from Japanese encephalitis, while some 173 confirmed cases of the disease have been…

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    Central bank governor under fire amid stalled reforms
    August 22, 2016in Economy, Finance, Lead Story, News191by REUTERS
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    Central bank governor under fire amid stalled reforms

    Kyaw Kyaw Maung, the governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, was reappointed to the position in 2013 by former president Thein Sein, after previously serving under Burma’s former military…

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    Xi sees 'splendid future' for Burma as Suu Kyi ends China visit
    August 22, 2016in Foreign Affairs, International Relations, Lead Story, News256by REUTERS
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    Xi sees 'splendid future' for Burma as Suu Kyi ends China visit

    Chinese President Xi Jinping says he wants to ensure that relations with Burma develop in the “correct direction”, as State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi returns from a four-day state…

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