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    Day: February 16, 2017

    Arakan Army clashes with government troops
    February 16, 2017in Arakan, Conflict, Lead Story, News199by SHWE AUNG / DVB
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    Arakan Army clashes with government troops

    The Arakan Army reported clashing with Burmese government forces in Arakan State on Thursday morning.

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    Tensions high in Mon State as NMSP office searched
    February 16, 2017in Lead Story, Military, Mon, News1119by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Tensions high in Mon State as NMSP office searched

    The move came soon after Union Day on 12 February when the NMSP held an armed parade despite objections from local Burmese authorities.

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    Diverse perceptions of the Irrawaddy River Valley among its inhabitants
    February 16, 2017in Analysis, Contributor, Lead Story92by MARION SABRIE
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    Diverse perceptions of the Irrawaddy River Valley among its inhabitants

    For centuries, the Irrawaddy River has served as Burma’s main riverine artery, but what does the future hold for this important waterway?

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    Police in Myitkyina lock down Kachin conference
    February 16, 2017in Kachin, Lead Story, News684by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Police in Myitkyina lock down Kachin conference

    Police in Kachin State’s capital Myitkyina on Thursday morning cordoned off the Manaw festival grounds, where the Kachin National Conference was being held.

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    Military operation in northern Arakan has ended: govt officials
    February 16, 2017in Arakan, Lead Story, Military, News, Rohingya34by REUTERS
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    Military operation in northern Arakan has ended: govt officials

    The military has ended a clearance operation in Burma’s troubled Arakan State, government officials said, ending a four-month sweep that the United Nations said may amount to crimes against humanity…

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