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    Day: January 13, 2017

    Tennasserim villagers stand against foreign palm oil project
    January 13, 2017in Environment, Human Rights, Land, Lead Story, News911by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    Tennasserim villagers stand against foreign palm oil project

    Tennasserim villagers launched the ‘Green Desert’ report on Thursday, calling for a Malaysian-backed palm oil project to be immediately suspended.

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    Two locals, one Vietnamese firm win fourth telecoms licence
    January 13, 2017in Business, Lead Story, News, Technology & Science405by REUTERS
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    Two locals, one Vietnamese firm win fourth telecoms licence

    Burma on Thursday awarded its fourth and final telecoms licence to a joint venture between Vietnamese telecom company Viettel and two local firms, heating up competition in a rapidly growing…

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    Burma, Bangladesh agree to start talks on Rohingya refugees
    January 13, 2017in Arakan, International Relations, Lead Story, News, Refugees, Rohingya285by REUTERS
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    Burma, Bangladesh agree to start talks on Rohingya refugees

    Burma has agreed to begin talks with Bangladesh over an estimated 65,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled Burma’s northwestern Arakan State since attacks on border posts three months ago.

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