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Myanmar aims to export 350,000 tons of rubber in FY 2024-25

STORY: Myanmar aims to export 350,000 tons of rubber in FY 2024-25 SHOOTING TIME: May 9, 2024 DATELINE: May 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:06:10 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of workers collecting rubber latex 2. various of a rubber plantation STORYLINE: Myanmar aims to export 350,000 tons of rubber in the 2024-25 fiscal year, which started in April, according to a statement on Monday by an official from the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association. The majority of rubber exports from Myanmar are destined for China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, and India, the official told Xinhua. Mon State is the region of Myanmar with the most rubber trees. It is followed by Tanintharyi Region, Kayin State, Bago Region, Yangon Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Shan State, Kachin State, Sagaing Region and Rakhine State. According to the association, international investment will be used to enhance rubber quality and establish manufacturing facilities. In fiscal year 2023-24,

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-COLLAPSE

(240312) -- HPAKANT, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows the site of a tailing pond collapse at a jade mine in Hpakant township of northern Myanmar's Kachin state. One person was killed and four others injured in this accident which occurred on Tuesday morning, local police said. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-COLLAPSE

(240312) -- HPAKANT, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People gather around the site of a tailing pond collapse at a jade mine in Hpakant township of northern Myanmar's Kachin state, March 12, 2024. One person was killed and four others injured in this accident which occurred on Tuesday morning, local police said. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-COLLAPSE

(240312) -- HPAKANT, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows the site of a tailing pond collapse at a jade mine in Hpakant township of northern Myanmar's Kachin state. One person was killed and four others injured in this accident which occurred on Tuesday morning, local police said. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-COLLAPSE

(240312) -- HPAKANT, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 12, 2024 shows the site of a tailing pond collapse at a jade mine in Hpakant township of northern Myanmar's Kachin state. One person was killed and four others injured in this accident which occurred on Tuesday morning, local police said. (Str/Xinhua)

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1 killed, 4 injured in jade mine collapse in northern Myanmar

STORY: 1 killed, 4 injured in jade mine collapse in northern Myanmar SHOOTING TIME: March 12, 2024 DATELINE: March 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of landslide site at a jade mine STORYLINE: One person was killed and four others injured in a tailing pond collapse at a jade mine in Hpakant township of northern Myanmar's Kachin state on Tuesday morning, local police said. Local police and residents told Xinhua that due to hazardous conditions at the site, rescue efforts have been suspended in the afternoon. An official from Kayunar Rescue Organization in Hpakant township said that their team was working at the scene, and one dead body was found and four others sustained serious injuries. They halted the rescue efforts in the afternoon due to high risk associated with the site, the official added. According to local residents, approximately 30 people have been missing following the accident. The accident occurred at around 5 a.m. lo

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-ACCIDENT

(230815) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry the body of a miner after the landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin State, Aug. 15, 2023. A total of 19 bodies have been recovered until Tuesday afternoon following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, local police said. The landslide took place at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday at the jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's jade industry, leading to the disappearance of over 30 people. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-ACCIDENT

(230815) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers carry the body of a miner after the landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin State, Aug. 15, 2023. A total of 19 bodies have been recovered until Tuesday afternoon following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, local police said. The landslide took place at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday at the jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's jade industry, leading to the disappearance of over 30 people. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-ACCIDENT

(230815) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers wrap the bodies of miners after the landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin State, Aug. 15, 2023. A total of 19 bodies have been recovered until Tuesday afternoon following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, local police said. The landslide took place at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday at the jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's jade industry, leading to the disappearance of over 30 people. (Str/Xinhua)

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19 bodies recovered after landslide at jade mine in Myanmar

STORY: 19 bodies recovered after landslide at jade mine in Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 0:03:02 LOCATION: KACHIN STATE, Myanmar CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue work after landslides at a jade mine site STORYLINE: A total of 19 bodies have been recovered until Tuesday afternoon following a landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar's Kachin State, local police said. "Until 2:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, 19 bodies were retrieved. All the deceased are males. Search and rescue operations are underway," Han Win Hlaing, a police officer from Hpakant police station, told Xinhua on Tuesday. The landslide took place at around 3:00 p.m. local time on Sunday at the jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant, the center of Myanmar's jade industry, leading to the disappearance of over 30 people. Several rescue organizations have been conducting search and rescue operations at the site since Monday, a local rescuer said. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kachin

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state, Aug. 14, 2023. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. The landslide took place at around 3 p.m. local time on Sunday in a jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant township of Kachin State, a Hpakant township police officer told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state, Aug. 14, 2023. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. The landslide took place at around 3 p.m. local time on Sunday in a jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant township of Kachin State, a Hpakant township police officer told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather around the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state, Aug. 13, 2023. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. The landslide took place at around 3 p.m. local time on Sunday in a jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant township of Kachin State, a Hpakant township police officer told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state, Aug. 14, 2023. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. The landslide took place at around 3 p.m. local time on Sunday in a jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant township of Kachin State, a Hpakant township police officer told Xinhua. (Str/Xinhua)

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2 dead, over 30 missing in jade mine collapse in northern Myanmar

STORY: 2 dead, over 30 missing in jade mine collapse in northern Myanmar DATELINE: Aug. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:01 LOCATION: YANGON, Myanmar CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of landslide site at a jade mine 2. various of rescuers searching for survivors STORYLINE: Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. The landslide took place at around 3 p.m. local time on Sunday in a jade mine near Ma Na Village in Hpakant township of Kachin State, a Hpakant township police officer told Xinhua. "Two dead bodies were retrieved. The others remained missing. There are about eight people who sustained injuries," the police officer said. Deadly landslides are frequent in Kachin state, especially in Hpakant mining region. A major fatal landslide occurred at a jade mining site in Hpakant township in July 2020, leaving 174 dead and 54 others injured. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yangon, Myanm

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2023 shows the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People gather around the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state, Aug. 13, 2023. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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MYANMAR-HPAKANT-JADE MINE-LANDSLIDE

(230814) -- HPAKANT, Aug. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2023 shows the landslide site at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar's Kachin state. Two were killed, and over 30 have gone missing in a jade mine landslide in northern Myanmar's Kachin State on Sunday, local police said Monday. (Str/Xinhua)

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Myanmar gov't expects progress in talks with Kachin rebels

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Aung Min, the President Office minister of Myanmar, is interviewed by Kyodo News in the capital Naypyitaw on Oct. 16, 2012. Myanmar's government expects to make major progress toward a cease-fire agreement with ethnic Kachin rebels when the two sides hold their latest round of peace talks in early November 2012, the minister overseeing the peace negotiations said.

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Children attend a class in a school inside a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar on Feb. 9, 2012. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar.

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, shows people who live in a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar.

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - A boy takes care of a child in a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar on Feb. 9, 2012. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar.

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, shows tents comprising a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar.

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, shows a woman and children in a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar.

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Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale held in Yangon

STORY: Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale held in Yangon DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:00 LOCATION: Yangon CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale 2. various of contestants participating in the pageant 3. various of participants attending the event STORYLINE: A total of 14 beauty contestants participated in the Miss Universe Myanmar 2022 finale in Yangon on Saturday. Zar Li Moe of Bhamo in northern Myanmar's Kachin state was crowned the title of "Miss Universe Myanmar 2022" to be a contestant in the upcoming 71st Miss Universe competition to be held early next year in the United States. Miss Universe Myanmar Pageant 2022 is the ninth time of such kind which has been held since 2013 in Myanmar. The national beauty pageant of the Southeast Asian country was not held last year. Thuzar Wint Lwin, representative from Chin state, won the title in 2020. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant is one of the world's oldest and most important beauty pageants. Xinhua News

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Pope Francis arrives in Myanmar amid Rohingya crisis

Kachin women in traditional dress perform in front of a terminal at Yangon International Airport as they await Pope Francis' arrival in Myanmar on Nov. 27, 2017, for a historic four-day visit to the country. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Discontent brews among minorities as Myanmar heads for election

A woman sits outside her lodgings at a camp for internally displaced ethnic Kachin minority people in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin state in Myanmar, on Oct. 1, 2015. Many ethnic minorities have voiced their discontent and distrust of the upcoming general election, which they see as being dominated by Burmese-led politics and neglectful of minority voices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Discontent brews among minorities as Myanmar heads for election

Posters for candidates running in the upcoming general election are seen on Oct. 3, 2015, outside Myanmar's main opposition National League for Democracy's branch in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin state. The election, set for Nov. 8, will be the country's first to be held under a civilian government in decades. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Discontent brews among minorities as Myanmar heads for election

An ethnic Kachin living in a camp for the internally displaced minority group speaks in an interview in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin state in Myanmar, on Oct. 1, 2015, of her discontent and distrust of the Nov. 8 general election, which she sees as being dominated by Burmese-led politics and neglects the minorities' voices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Discontent brews among minorities as Myanmar heads for election

Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy, makes a speech in Myitkyina, capital of Kachin state, on Oct. 2, 2015, during campaigning for the Nov. 8 general election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, shows people who live in a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar. (Kyodo)

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - A boy takes care of a child in a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar on Feb. 9, 2012. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar. (Kyodo)

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Children attend a class in a school inside a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar on Feb. 9, 2012. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar. (Kyodo)

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, shows a woman and children in a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar. (Kyodo)

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Refugees from Myanmar in China

NONGDAO, China - Photo taken Feb. 9, 2012, shows tents comprising a refugee camp in Nongdao, Yunnan Province, in southwestern China bordering Myanmar. More than 1,000 people have fled there from fighting between Myanmar's military and the Kachin Independence Army rebel group in northern Myanmar. (Kyodo)

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Temporary housing for refugees in Myanmar's Kachin State

Photo taken July 15, 2019, shows temporary housing built by Japan's Nippon Foundation in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, Myanmar, for people who have been displaced following fighting between Myanmar government forces and the insurgent Kachin Independence Army over the control of resources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary housing for refugees in Myanmar's Kachin State

Photo taken July 15, 2019, shows temporary housing built by Japan's Nippon Foundation in Myitkyina, the capital of Kachin State, Myanmar, for people who have been displaced following fighting between Myanmar government forces and the insurgent Kachin Independence Army over the control of resources. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Refugee camp in Myanmar's Kachin state

A woman holds a baby at a refugee camp in a village in the northernmost Myanmar state of Kachin on May 9, 2018, amid an armed conflict in the state between Myanmar military forces and the Kachin Independence Army. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo