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		<title> Ailing Youth Detained in Lieu of Activist Brother in Arakan's Capital </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: An ailing youth was reportedly arrested by police instead of his brother who is suspected of activist activities in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State, in an operation to ward off any untoward events marking the 4th anniversary of the monk-led protest popularly known as the Saffron Revolution.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Anniversary of the Saffron Revolution Observed in Bangladesh </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Cox'sbazar: A ceremony was held on Monday in a Buddhist monastery in Cox's Bazar in Southern Bangladesh to mark the 4th anniversary of the Buddhist monk led protest, known around the world as the Saffron Revolution, which occurred in September 2007 in Burma.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Buddhist Monk in Arakan Put Under House Arrest </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: A 29-year-old monk in Arakan has been put under house arrest by authorities for suspicion of leading the 4th anniversary of the Saffron Revolution protests in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Hindu Puja Held for Sittwe Port </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: A Hindu puja, a worship ceremony, was held by Indian company Essar on the premises of the Sittwe Port construction site on 17 September in order to avoid danger in the construction of the port, said an Indian national working on the project, on condition of anonymity. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Coral Reefs Being Destroyed for International Gas and Oil Projects in Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyauk Pru: A ship from the Shwe Gas Project has been destroying the coral reef along the coast in Kyaukpru Township in western Burma's Arakan State using dynamite, report local residents. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 16 Opium Traffickers Released from Buthidaung Prison by President's Special Amnesty </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Buthidaung: 16 prisoners who were sentenced to jail on charges of opium trafficking were recently released from Buthidaung Prison in western Burma's Arakan State, reportedly as part of the president's special amnesty. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:15:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Bangladesh, US Navies Join CARAT Exercise in Bay of Bengal </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: The navies of Bangladesh and the United States began a joint exercise yesterday in the Bay of Bengal near Chittagong under the name of "Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training Bangladesh 2011", or CARAT. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 17 Feared Dead as Row Boat Capsizes in Naff River on way to Bangladesh </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Maungdaw: 17 people, including children and women, are feared dead after a row boat loaded with passengers from southern Maungdaw, border township in western Burma's Arakan State, capsized in the Naff river while traveling illegally to Bangladesh. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Crude Oil Found in Surface Ground in Kyaukpru </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kuayk Pru: Much crude oil has recently been found in the surface levels of the ground in Kyaukpru Township in western Burma's Arakan State, and local people from the area are traveling to the villages to drill for oil with traditional hand-dug well systems, reported a local resident. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> India's Port Threatens the Natural Beauty of Sittwe Beach </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: The port being constructed by Essar Projects Ltd in Sittwe, the capital of western Burma's Arakan State, threatens to ruin the natural beauty of the sea beach in the town as contractors have been digging out and removing sand from the beach to fill in land for construction of the port. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 3 Arakan State Ministers Denounce UEC Ruling Against Elected MP </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: Three ministers from the Arakan State government have denounced the Union Election Commission's ruling against a representative from the people's parliament in Arakan who won in last year's election with a majority of votes in his constituency. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 03:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Rising Kyat Value Hampers Burma-Bangladesh Trade </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Teknaf: The rise in the value of the Burmese Kyat against the Bangladesh Taka has caused losses for the Burmese traders and hampered the cross-border trade between the two countries just as they are reportedly planning to increase their trade volume this fiscal year. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Ceremony Held to Honor Arakanese Historical Figures in Thailand </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: A public ceremony to honor the memories of four famous Arakanese leaders who are being recorded for their selfless service To Arakan in the 20th century was recently held at a monastery in Mahachai town under Samut Sakhon Province in Thailand. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Why Daw Suu is Proposed to be in Forever Peace Commission </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ In Amyotha Hluttaw, the House of Nationalities, session held on 30 August, 2011, in Naypyidaw, a proposal to form a "Permanent Peace Committee" was put forward by a USDP representative from Kachin State in order to build perpetual peace and stability. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 9 Muslims Sentenced to Prison for Traveling to Central Burma from Arakan State </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: Nine Muslims, including four women, were sentenced to two and a half years in prison by a court in Arakan on 8 September for traveling to Burma proper without permission from the authorities, report relatives. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Burmese Army goes offensive against Indian Militants </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: The militant outfits from Northeast India, who are operating from the jungles of northern Burma, have hard time ahead. One of the active armed groups of India, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has admitted that their camps in Burma are facing offensives from the Burmese soldiers. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Pamphlet for Ottama Distributed Freely in Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: The Rakhine National Development Party, RNDP, has been distributing several copies of pamphlets that were published to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the death of Ven. Ottama throughout Arakan State, without any disturbance by the current government authority, said a party member. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 7 Burmese Arrested in Bangladesh for Smuggling Sugar to Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Cox’sbazar: Seven Burmese nationals were arrested by Bangladesh border security forces on Monday when they were transporting Bangladesh sugar in a lorry with the intent to smuggle it to Burma, reported a local Bangladesh news agency. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Bangladesh Foreign Minister Leaves for Hamburg to Present Maritime Boundary Case at ITLOS </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni left for Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday morning to present Dhaka's case in the maritime boundary dispute with Burma at the International Tribunal for Law of the Sea (ITLOS), said a Bangladesh official. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 6 Burmese Citizens Arrested in Bangladesh </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Six Burmese citizens were arrested in a hill district of Bangladesh near the western Burmese border for entering Bangladesh illegally, according to the Bangladeshi news agency, UNB. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Twelve Suspected Taliban Sentenced to Jail </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Twelve of the 19 suspects who were arrested on charges of associating with the Taliban and other Islamic militant groups have been convicted and sentenced to various jail terms in Maungdaw, a border town in western Burma’s Arakan State, said a lawyer of the court and police.]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> China’s Burma Oil-Gas Endeavour Continues </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Despite protest and resentments, the energy-hungry China has advanced construction of a trans-Burma oil and gas pipelines project. Local people are losing their land and fishing grounds because of the project.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Seminar Held to Protest Misuse of the term “Arakan” </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Yangon: A group of Arakanese have held a seminar in the former capital of Burma, Rangoon to protest the misuse of the term “Arakan” by people who are not associated with it. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 06:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Two Burmese Nationals Held by Bangladeshi Army </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Bandarban: Two Burmese nationals were arrested by the Bangladesh army in a remote village of Bangladesh located near the Burmese border in the evening of last Friday, said an eye witness and police. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> RNDP Abstains on Voting for the Abolishment of the Emergency Act </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: A lawmaker from the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party (RNDP) said that his party members had abstained to vote for a motion abolishing Section (5) of the Emergency Provision Act in the People’s Parliament of Burma. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Betel Shopkeeper Shot Dead by Nasaka on Western Border </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Maungdaw: A betel shopkeeper was illegally shot dead by a Nasaka man last night in Maungdaw, a western Burmese border town, said police. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 02:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Bomb Explosion Kills Two in Sittwe </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: Two children were killed in a bomb explosion on Wednesday in a village located near the suburban area of Sittwe, the capital of Arakan state, said hospital and police sources. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 10:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Burmese Official Newspapers Won't Publish Reports on Refugee Acceptance in Bangladesh </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: The Bangladeshi government has announced that the Burmese government affirmed its intention to take back Burmese nationals sheltering in Bangladesh during a recent bilateral meeting between the two countries, but no confirmation of this has been reported in the Burmese official newspapers. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Giri Victims Suffer as Army Confiscates Their Common Creek </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyauk Pru: The villagers on Masaraichaung Island, one of the areas hit hardest by Cyclone Giri late last year are facing difficulties as a common creek on which they have come to depend for their livelihoods has been confiscated by the local army for its welfare funds. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Authorities Take Revenge on Mrauk U Residents by Cutting Power Supply </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Mrauk U: The authorities of the Burmese government in Mrauk U, the ancient city in western Burma’s Arakan State, have allegedly taken revenge on the local residents by reducing electricity supply in the town, in response to their failure to take away the religious antiques from the town to the capital Naypyidaw, due to the residents’ protests. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Burmese Navy Forces Local Fishing Boats to Pay Tolls for Fishing in the Sea </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Maung Aung: The Burmese Naval Force stationed in Man Aung Township in western Burma’s Arakan State has forced the local fishing boats to pay monthly tolls for fishing in the sea off the coast of the township by passing an unlawful order. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:52:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Trishaw Pullers Write to CM to Stop Levying Toll Taxes on Their Trishaws </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Mrauk U: Trishaw pullers from Mrauk U in western Burma’s Arakan State have written an appeal to the Chief Minister of the state to stop the municipal department in the town from levying heavy toll taxes on their trishaws.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Bapu’s India wins a battle: An inspiration to Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Finally the Indian Parliament has bowed down to listen to people’s voice on corruption and resolved to frame a strong anti-corruption legislation. Following a massive protest spread across the huge country led by Gandhian Anna Hazare, both houses of Indian Parliament had agreed to go for an effective Lokpal (ombudsman) to check corruption in every level of the populous country. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 07:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Danyawaddy Commodore Receives Visiting Indian Naval Chief in Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Rangoon: Rumours are circulating amongst the Arakanese people as the Commodore of the Danyawaddy Naval Command from western Burma’s Arakan State has received the visiting Indian Naval Chief at the Rangoon International Airport. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:39:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Local People Protest against Capitation Fee in Kyaukpru </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyauk Pru: A group of local people in Kyaukpru in western Burma’s Arakan State have protested at the offices of administration and municipality for the area, demanding a stop to the capitation fees (poll taxes) being collected by a the winning bidder for the quay at a common quayside in the town on Thursday. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Taungbro: The Burmese border security force Nasaka in Maungdaw in western Burma’s Arakan State has reportedly arrested three Muslim men on alleged charges of using mobile phones from Bangladesh. They are now demanding ransoms to be paid before they release the three men. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> "E" Mark on Family Unit Cards Issued to Muslims in Thandwe </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Thandwe: Burmese authorities have been issuing “E” marks on family unit list cards to Muslims living in the villages of Thandwe Township in southern Arakan State in Burma, confiscating old family unit identity list cards at the same time, reported a an elder of the community.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title>Pagoda’s Land Confiscated and Sold to Private Owners</title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[Mrauk U: The local forestry department has sold the land owned by the Thazintan Monastery that is situated near to the Htamarate village in Mrauk U Township in western Burma’s Arakan State to a private businessman, after confiscating it for a proposed project of reforestation using perennial trees. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Burma Shelters Mastermind of Arakanese and Karen Rebel Leader Assassination </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: The Burmese government has been sheltering the Indian military intelligence officer who masterminded the killing of six Arakanese and Karen ethnic rebel leaders in cold blood in 1998 on Landfall Island in the Andaman Archipelago in India. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> President U Thein Sein’s Words: Can Arakanese Diasporas Trust Them? </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Arakanese dissidents who have been living in exile are responding to President U Thein Sein’s recent announcement of his government’s leniency towards exiled Burmese citizens returning home as untrustworthy. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Suu Kyi extends support to Anna Hazare </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi: While India is uprising against corruption in high places, the Burmese pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi has extended her support to the movement.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Arakan’s Fishermen Suffer from Increased Taxes Amidst Government’s Poverty Alleviation Drive </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyaukpru: The fishing community, one of the most deprived communities in western Burma’s Arakan State, has suffered from increased taxes being levied on them by the local departmental authorities, while at the same time the present regime led by President U Thein Sein is said to have been attempt to eradicate poverty in the country. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Families Worry as Authorities Transfer Imprisoned Arakanese Youth to Distant Prisons </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: The families of imprisoned Arakanese youths are worried as the authorities have transferred the youth from Insein Prison in Burma's former capital Rangoon to other distant prisons. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Meeting between Bangladesh and Burma to be Held in the new Burmese Capital on August 24th </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: A two day long Foreign Ministry level meeting between Bangladesh and Burma will be held in Nay Pyidaw, the new capital of Burma between the 24th and 25th of August, reported the Bangladeshi foreign ministry. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Six Months Since Road Construction and No Wages Recieved by Labourers </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Man Aung: It will be almost six months since the local laborers from Man Aung Island in southern Arakan State have not received the wages promised them for their work on a road constructed by the government. The road encircles the island. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Famine in Much of the Cyclone-Giri Affected Area of Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Mray Bon: On Kyaunt Tha Ya Island located at Mray Bon Township in Arakan state, nearly 200 of 500 families have been facing starvation since torrential rains started last week, villagers reported. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Police Suffer from Salary Cuts in Western Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Maungdaw:The police personnel serving in the western Burma's Arakan State have been facing difficulties with their living costs as their senior officers in the force have unofficially cut their salaries by half, for various reasons. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Villagers Face Lawsuit for Demanding Constitutional Appointments of Village Administrators </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Min Bya: Seven villagers from villages in Munbra Township in western Burma's Arakan State are facing charges after complaining and demanding the authorities appoint their village administrator in accordance with the 2008 constitution. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Sittwe University Students and Three-Wheeler Drivers Clash, School Closed Temporarily </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: Sittwe University closed for a few hours yesterday after a clash broke out between Sittwe University students and three-wheeler drivers after the drivers had increased their fares, said one student. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> President Displeased with Rerouting of Railroad Through Arakan's Ancient City </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Mrauk U: Burmese President U Thein Sein has expressed displeasure over the railroad that was built through the main archaeological site in Mrauk U in western Burma's Arakan State has to be rerouted because of protests by local residents. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:48:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Public Suffers from Fare Hikes, Poor Service after Privatization of Riverine Ships in Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: Local people in coastal Arakan State in western Burma have been suffering from the enormous rise in fares and decline in service for riverine travels after the Inland Water Transport Department recently privatized the most significant and essential shipping lines in the state. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Employees of Sittwe Government Hotel Stage Protest Over Job Transfer </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Some 43 employees of the Sittwe government hotel stated a protest on Friday in front of the Arakan State administration office against the authority for the transfer of their employment to a private company, said a hotel employee. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 01:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Damages Halt Traffic on Sittwe-Rangoon Highway </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: Traffic on the Sittwe - Rangoon Highway is still halted after many parts of the road and bridges were damaged in disastrous floods in western Burma's Arakan State in recent weeks. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 01:02:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Villagers Reclaim Public Land Sold to Daewoo </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyauk Pru: Villagers from Goonshein Village in Kyaukpru in western Burma's Arakan State say they will reclaim their public cooperative land that was confiscated and sold to the Daewoo Company by Maung Oo, the former commander of the state. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 05:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Floods Hit Hardest on Farmers in Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kayuktaw: Floods generated by the incessant torrential rains in the last weeks in Arakan State on the western coast of Burma have destroyed tens of thousands of acres of paddy farms, leaving many farmers with new challenges and worries about restarting their farming. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Political Prisoner Jailed on 65-Year Sentence Hospitalized in Sittwe </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ A political activist who was sentenced to 65 years in prison for his involvement in the Saffron Revolution demonstrations has been hospitalized as an emergency patient at the local hospital in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan State in western Burma. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:12:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Civil Societies protest India’s Arm Supply to Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ New Delhi: The Burmese exiles living in India and their sympathizers have strongly protested against the military relationship of News Delhi with the semi-military Burmese government at Nay Pyi Daw. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>  Public Protest Saves the Golden Buddha of Arakan Again </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Mrauk U: Public protest has saved the golden Buddha statue along with other artifacts for a second time after authorities tried to take the religious and cultural heritage pieces from Arakan's ancient city of Mrauk U to the Burmese capital Naypyidaw. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Villagers Face Worrisome Flood in Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ 30 villages are being submerged under rising flood waters as non-stop downpours are hitting Kyauktaw Township in northeastern Arakan State in Burma. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Burma's Ethnic Nationalities Meeting Held in Canada </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka : Different ethnic nationalities from Burma who are exiled in Canada held a meeting for the first time along with a cultural event on 16 July in Vancouver. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Bangladesh Dispatches Vessels to Search for Burmese Poachers </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: The Bangladesh Coast Guard and Navy have launched an operation to drive out Burmese poachers after the high authority reported that many fishing boats from Burma have been entering Bangladesh waters for fishing, reported a Bangladesh newspaper. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Farmers Become Tenants on Their Own Farmland in Arakan </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyauk Taw: Farmers in western Burma's Arakan State have become tenants on their own farmland as the army has been renting the land for cultivation after confiscating it from them.  ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 12:16:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> State Paper Criticizes Former Rulers for Burma's Poverty </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ An official newspaper of the Burmese regime ran an article that blamed the rising poverty rate in the country on the "unqualified" rulers from former regimes in the country. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Arakanese in USA to Hold Traditional Water Festival </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ New York: Arakanese living in the USA will celebrate the 17th annual Arakanese Thingyan or New Year water festival in New York, according to the Thingyan Association, the organizer of the festival. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 32 Burmese Fishermen Arrested by Indian Coast Guard </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ 32 Burmese fishermen were arrested and three fishing boats seized by the Indian Coast Guard as they were allegedly poaching in Indian waters, said a report of Kelara quoting an Indian official.]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Bangladesh and Burma to Resume Direct Air Link </title>
        <link>http://www.narinjara.com/details.asp?id=3017</link>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Bangladesh and Burma will resume direct air links soon, after flights have been stopped for more than four years, according to an official from Bangladesh's commerce ministry.]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> EC Judges Rule Against RNDP MPs in Election Fraud Case </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Pauktaw: The special tribunal of Burma's election commission in Naypyidaw has ruled against three elected MPs from the Rakhine Nationalities Development Party on charges of election fraud filed against them by their rivals from the Union Solidarity and Development Party.]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Voice of the People Rises at Founding Anniversary of RNDP</title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Minbya: People in Min Bya Township in Arakan have raised their voice regarding their daily hardships in the township at a public meeting that was held on Wednesday as part of the founding day of the township's Rakhine National Development Party, said party leader U Tha Kyaw.]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> 3 Arakanese Job Seekers Murdered in Shan State </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Three Arakanese who went to the Chinese border to look for work were killed by an armed group in the town of Nam Hsan in Shan State last week while they were staying at a house in the town, said a relative of one of the victims.]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Interview: Local Officer's Statements on Former Home Minister's Recent Visit </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ U Maung Oo, who was serving as the home minister and the commander of western command under the former SPDC regime, has recently visited Kyaukpru, the port town in western Burma's Arakan State, for the first time ..]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Arakan the Second Poorest State in Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Dhaka: Arakan ranks second after Chin State for poverty among the fourteen states and divisions in poverty-stricken Burma, according to a report of results from a survey on household living conditions. ]]></description>
		<author>webmaster@narinjara.com (Maung)</author>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> Important Ministries in States and Divisions Pulled Out by Central Government </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Sittwe: The key ministries of state and division governments in Burma were pulled out by the central government on orders of President U Thein Sein without any constitutional amendments, said officials and local legislators.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 6 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title> State Minister Reveals USDP's 50-Year Plan for Ruling Burma </title>
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	   	<description><![CDATA[ Kyauk Pru: A minister from the regional government in western Burma's Arakan State has recently publicized that the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), has an "outstanding plan" to rule the country for the next 50 years. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 5 Jul 2011 06:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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