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    Suu Kyi to skip Washington summit of SE Asian foreign ministers
    May 2, 2017in International Relations, Lead Story, News8by REUTERS
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    Suu Kyi to skip Washington summit of SE Asian foreign ministers

    Aung San Suu Kyi has declined an invitation to meet US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Washington this week alongside top diplomats from Southeast Asia, citing other commitments, Burmese…

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    NLD hammered for lack of progress on freedom of expression
    May 2, 2017in Lead Story, Media, News219by ARKAR / DVB
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    NLD hammered for lack of progress on freedom of expression

    Rights groups on Tuesday released a joint report giving the ruling National League for Democracy government abysmal marks on matters related to press freedom and free expression over the party’s…

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    TNLA reports renewed clashes in N. Shan State
    May 2, 2017in Conflict, Lead Story, News, Peace Process310by NAING NAING
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    TNLA reports renewed clashes in N. Shan State

    “We are seeing renewed fighting with the Tatmadaw in Namhkam, Kutkai and Namtu townships,” said the TNLA spokesperson.

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    Magwe embezzlement scandal: ex-chief minister vows to return missing money
    May 2, 2017in Lead Story, News, Politics40by DVB
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    Magwe embezzlement scandal: ex-chief minister vows to return missing money

    Minister confirms that a backhoe, an Isuzu truck and three minibuses had been returned, and some speedboats had been handed over to the Inland Water Transportation Department.

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    Sri Lanka intercepts boat carrying 30 Rohingya refugees
    May 2, 2017in Lead Story, News, Refugees, Rohingya195by REUTERS
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    Sri Lanka intercepts boat carrying 30 Rohingya refugees

    Sri Lanka’s navy intercepted a boat carrying 30 Rohingya refugees who had been living in India and two suspected Indian traffickers after they tried to enter the country illegally, police…

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