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    March 14, 2017in Conflict, Lead Story, News, Shan122by NAING NAING
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    Shelling kills mother, son in Shan State’s Kutkai

    Two local villagers were killed on Tuesday when an artillery shell landed on their home amid clashes between Burmese government forces and ethnic fighters in northern Shan State’s Kutkai Township.

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    KNU kicks off congress with leadership changes on agenda
    March 14, 2017in Lead Story, News198by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    KNU kicks off congress with leadership changes on agenda

    The Karen National Union kicked off its 16th Congress in Karen State on Tuesday, with the influential ethnic armed group set to appoint a revamped leadership.

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    Burmese military denies ‘terrorising’ Indian villagers
    March 14, 2017in Lead Story, Military, News, Sagaing336by DVB
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    Burmese military denies ‘terrorising’ Indian villagers

    Protesters called for the Indian government to deploy security forces in the area, reiterating that they were living in fear of the Burmese army.

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    TNLA accused of violence, abductions in Shan State village
    March 14, 2017in Lead Story, News244by NANG MYA NADI / DVB
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    TNLA accused of violence, abductions in Shan State village

    The Ta’ang National Liberation Army has been accused of torture and the extrajudicial killing of a local villager in northern Shan State’s Kyaukme district last week.

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    Dozens of Burmese soldiers killed in Kokang clashes
    March 14, 2017in Conflict, Lead Story, News28by REUTERS
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    Dozens of Burmese soldiers killed in Kokang clashes

    Dozens of Burmese soldiers have been killed in several clashes between ethnic rebels and the army in Kokang along the border with China, state media reports.

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    Senior Mon politician to resign as merger plans flounder
    March 14, 2017in Lead Story, Mon, News, Politics106by DVB
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    Senior Mon politician to resign as merger plans flounder

    The move comes shortly after the AMRDP had released a statement refusing to recognise a “unification committee” representing both political parties.

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