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    Day: September 8, 2017

    Ex-child soldier trial gets underway in Rangoon
    September 8, 2017in Lead Story, Military, News192by YE MON
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    Ex-child soldier trial gets underway in Rangoon

    Aung Ko Htwe told Radio Free Asia he deserted his post in Shan State alongside some fellow servicemen in 2007.

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    ‘Alarming’ surge in Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UNHCR
    September 8, 2017in Lead Story, News, Rohingya1by REUTERS
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    ‘Alarming’ surge in Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh: UNHCR

    An alarming and unprecedented influx of 270,000 Rohingya have sought refuge in Bangladesh over the past two weeks from violence in Burma, the UN refugee agency said on Friday, a…

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    Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence
    September 8, 2017in International Relations, Lead Story, News, Rohingya1by REUTERS
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    Malaysia ready to provide temporary shelter for Rohingya fleeing violence

    Malaysia’s coast guard will not turn away Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Burma and is willing to provide temporary shelter for them, the maritime agency’s chief said on Friday.

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    ASEAN economies get a lift from China. Later, they may get the bill
    September 8, 2017in Economy, International Relations, Lead Story, News293by REUTERS
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    ASEAN economies get a lift from China. Later, they may get the bill

    China is ploughing money into Southeast Asia, but as welcome as all this economic activity is to the region, it could also present political problems, as countries confront China over…

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