Thursday May 9
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The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine
The construction site of the suspended Myitsone Dam, located in Kachin State.
About 40 ethnic activist groups are calling on the government, ethnic militias and the international community to address a surge in land-grabbing, as companies move into Burma's ethnic regions following recent ceasefire agreements.
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Burma,
Southeast Asia,
World News,
Activism,
Wed May 08, 2013
Asia Times
Glass half empty in Myanmar
Glass half empty in Myanmar By Sina Schuessler Myanmar's transition can be viewed from two different broad perspectives.
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Aung San Suu Kyi,
World News,
Burma
Sat May 04, 2013
The Straits Times
Police arrest two in new anti-Muslim unrest in Myanmar
Two Buddhists have been arrested after Muslim shops were destroyed in northern Kachin State, police said on Saturday, in a new outbreak of religious violence.
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Burma,
World News,
Fri Apr 26, 2013
The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine
Hot Season Highlights Rangoona s Water Woes
Pointing down at the three inches of water at the bottom of the school's concrete tank, Seng Htoi wrinkles her nose.
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Burma,
Southeast Asia,
World News,
Thu Apr 25, 2013
AlertNet
DRC supports community initiatives in Kachin State
The city of Myitkyina is with its different ethnicities and mixed religious beliefs the proverbial melting pot in Kachin, the northernmost state of Myanmar.
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Burma,
Southeast Asia,
World News,
Agriculture,
Science
Wed Apr 24, 2013
The Irrawaddy Newsmagazine
Kachin Relief Hampered by Concern for Safety of Aid Convoys, Travel Prohibitions
A woman at a camp for people displaced by fighting between government troops and the Kachin Independence Army outside the city of Myitkyina in northern Burma.
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Burma,
World News,
Southeast Asia
Tue Apr 23, 2013
Burmanet
United Nationalities Federal Council: Statement on EU review of sanctions on Burma
The United Nationalities Federal Council urges the European Union to maintain the current level of sanctions on Burma until the Government of Burma takes further steps to demonstrate its commitment to peace, political reform, and respect for human rights.
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Burma,
World News,
Aung San Suu Kyi
IRIN
Education takes a hit in Myanmar's Kachin State
Traditional Kachin music fills the community hall as a troupe of singers bellows out a song for family and friends at the Teacher Training College in the town of Mai Ja Yang.
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Family,
Adolescents and Pre-Teens,
Burma,
World News,
Traditional,
Ethnic,
Teenagers