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    Beijing briefed ahead of Shwe Mann ouster: sources
    September 5, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics, Suu Kyi141by DVB
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    Beijing briefed ahead of Shwe Mann ouster: sources

    Leaked information suggests that many in Beijing’s politburo were betting on a Shwe Mann- Suu Kyi govt in Burma after the election.

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    Thein Sein attends WWII anniversary event in China
    September 3, 2015in 2015 Elections, Lead Story, News, Politics1by DVB
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    Thein Sein attends WWII anniversary event in China

    Before flying to Beijing, the Burmese president addressed political party conduct in the election campaign period which kicks off next week.

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    August 15, 2015in History, Lead Story, News, Rangoon409by DVB
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    Karens, Brits mark 70-year anniversary of WWII

    Several aging servicemen attended, mostly ethnic Karen men who had fought shoulder-to-shoulder with British forces against the Japanese army from 1942- 45.

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    Ashes of WWII Chinese soldiers from Burma buried in Yunnan
    June 16, 2014in History, Lead Story, News248by DVB
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    Ashes of WWII Chinese soldiers from Burma buried in Yunnan

    The ashes of soldiers from the Chinese Expeditionary Forces were transported from Burma and reburied in China’s Yunnan Province.

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    Hundreds commemorate Hellfire Pass
    April 26, 2014in History, Lead Story, News301by DVB
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    Hundreds commemorate Hellfire Pass

    Hundreds walked the notorious Hellfire Pass on Friday to commemorate Australian soldiers conscripted to build Japan’s “Death Railway” from Bangkok to Rangoon during WWII.

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    Last of the 30 Comrades dies
    November 28, 2013in Lead Story, News, Obituary, Society148by DVB
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    Last of the 30 Comrades dies

    Ye Htut, the last remaining member of Burma’s revered 30 Comrades who fought against British colonial rule, passed away peacefully in Rangoon on 27 November, aged 92.

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