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Day: November 9, 2016

President pays respects to late Thai king
Burmese President Htin Kyaw also discussed labour issues with Burmese embassy staff and migrant workers during his trip to Bangkok.

US, Burma relations ‘can only get better’ under Trump: Zaw Htay
“[Republicans] passed resolutions to impose sanctions on Burma to push for change. They have always supported our democratic reforms.”

State media reports attack, abduction in Maungdaw
State media reports that a group of attackers abducted two people and burned down their house in northern Arakan, in the latest incident of violence in the region.

OPINION: Burma’s tourism sector needs safe hands
ADB estimates that tourism will account for 8.4 percent and 8.3 percent of GDP in 2016 and 2017, respectively.

Burmese army artillery assault causes panic in Namhsan
Local MP says MOC-1 launched artillery strikes towards a village outside the town amid clashes with TNLA.