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    Day: October 20, 2016

    Buddhist villagers return to Maungdaw
    October 20, 2016in Arakan, Lead Story, News184by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Buddhist villagers return to Maungdaw

    More than 100 persons, who fled their villages last week amid violent scenes in Maungdaw, were transported back home on Thursday morning.

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    Interview: 'Women are not complaining or sitting idly'
    October 20, 2016in Interview, Lead Story, News, Women's Issues432by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Interview: 'Women are not complaining or sitting idly'

    Chin human rights activist Cheery Zahau speaks to DVB about what is needed to empower women in the workforce.

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    Korean aid worker caught with drugs in Taungoo
    October 20, 2016in Drugs, Lead Story, News250by THAR GYI / DVB
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    Korean aid worker caught with drugs in Taungoo

    On the back seat of a minivan driven by Vigen Myanmar coordinator Sangbeom Lee, police found a bag containing 1,678 ya-ba pills.

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    Production slowing fast at Wa State tin mine
    October 20, 2016in Environment, Lead Story, Natural resources, News921by REUTERS
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    Production slowing fast at Wa State tin mine

    Output from a tin mine in Wa State is falling sharply and deposits could be depleted in “two to three years”, said senior mine officials.

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    Online abuse taking a toll on women in Burma
    October 20, 2016in Lead Story, News, Technology & Science, Women's Issues84by EI CHERRY AUNG / MYANMAR NOW
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    Online abuse taking a toll on women in Burma

    As Internet and mobile phone use surge, more women are experiencing abusive online posting of intimate private photos without their consent.

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