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    Tackle poverty to curb disaster toll, urges UN chief
    October 13, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News443by REUTERS
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    Tackle poverty to curb disaster toll, urges UN chief

    Ending extreme poverty is essential to save lives and limit damage from disasters, says UN chief Ban Ki-Moon.

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    Disasters take toll on Burma's schools
    June 20, 2016in Education, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News87by ALISA TANG / REUTERS
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    Disasters take toll on Burma's schools

    When disasters destroy schools in Burma and elsewhere in the region, hundreds of thousands of children lose out, according to a new report by Save the Children.

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    A week of extreme weather leaves 17 dead, thousands homeless
    April 27, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News141by DVB
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    A week of extreme weather leaves 17 dead, thousands homeless

    Extreme weather conditions over the past week affected nearly 60,000 people, according to government figures.

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    May 5, 2015in DVB Debate, Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News, Video237by DVB
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    DVB Debate: How would Burma manage another natural disaster?

    On 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through southern Burma, killing 140,000 people. Seven years after the worst natural disaster in Burma’s history, DVB Debate asks: ‘How would Burma manage…

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    NLD suspends Pegu MP for graft
    March 16, 2015in Lead Story, News, Pegu Division, Politics141by DVB
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    NLD suspends Pegu MP for graft

    Burma’s main opposition party suspends its Taungoo District chairperson, Sein Tun, for alleged misappropriation of local village funds and donations.

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