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    UK’s Johnson visits Burma, says democratic transition not yet complete
    January 20, 2017in International Relations, Lead Story, News0by REUTERS
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    UK’s Johnson visits Burma, says democratic transition not yet complete

    British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who arrived in Burma on Friday, said the former British colony’s transition to democracy was not yet complete but that Britain would offer its full…

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    Freed farmers renew fight against Burmese Army over land
    January 20, 2017in Farmers, Land, Lead Story, News, Shan14by REUTERS
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    Freed farmers renew fight against Burmese Army over land

    Farmers locked in a land dispute with Burma’s armed forces pledged to renew their fight after being released from jail on Friday, in a case testing leader Aung San Suu…

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    Burmese battalion ambushed us, says SSA-South
    January 20, 2017in Conflict, Lead Story, News, Shan3by DVB
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    Burmese battalion ambushed us, says SSA-South

    “Our men were patrolling as usual in the area when the government troops came at us out of the blue, without any warning,” said Col. Sai La.

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    Missing Kachin pastors in military custody: Burmese Army
    January 20, 2017in Kachin, Lead Story, News, Shan1by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Missing Kachin pastors in military custody: Burmese Army

    Two Kachin pastors who went missing last month and were feared dead are alive and in Burmese Army custody, according to the Office of the Defence Services’ Commander-in-Chief.

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