Sunday 29th January, 2012
Suu Kyi Making First Campaign Tour In Myanmar
January 28, 2012 Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was making her first campaign tour for parliament Sunday in Myanmar's countryside, advancing a bid that shows how quickly and dramatically ...
Myanmar shift to democracy not complete: minister
Myanmar has already done a lot to reconnect with the international community and win investment, but the return to democracy is not complete and more political and economic reforms are needed, its ...
Suu Kyi on campaign trip for Myanmar's by-election
Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi , who is standing for office in the polls after spending much of the past two decades in detention, is expected to be greeted by large crowds on her one-day visit to ...
Documentary Channel Spends a "Weekend with Oscar" Honoring Academy Award-winning and Nominated
Interest! AlertNASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Thursday, February 23, Documentary Channel (DOC) celebrates awards season with a special "Weekend with Oscar(R)." This four-day ...
Asia Tour Company Offers Both New and Time-Tested Tours to Myanmar
Interest! AlertWith Myanmar (Burma) undergoing dramatic political changes and opening up to the outside world, Boulder-based Asia Transpacific Journeys is introducing two new trips to the Southeast Asian jewel, in ...
'Open door' Myanmar offers 8-year tax break to foreign firms
West AustralianDAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) - Myanmar's government said Saturday it planned to offer eight-year tax exemptions to foreign investors as Western companies "rushed" to build ties with the ...
Suu Kyi tells of big strides in Myanmar
Daily NationMyanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi holds the new National League for Democracy party's flag during a music concert funfair in Yangon. PHOTO/ SOE THAN WIN | ...
Newton Energy Corporation Announces Appointment of Directors
Interest! AlertThe Company is also pleased to announce that, subject to regulatory approval, it has appointed J. Arthur (Art) Bray to its board of directors. Mr. Bray has over 35 years of financial and senior ...
Burmese Trade Minister Promises More Reforms
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Myanmar shift to democracy not over, more reforms ahead-minister
The StarDAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - Myanmar has already done a lot to reconnect with the international community and win investment, but the return to democracy is not complete and more political and ...
Will Burma’s press free after new media reform bill?
General SourcesBuilding in Nay-Pyi-Taw, Thursday. President of Myanmar (Burma) Thein Sein sent a message to the Speakers of the Lower and the Upper Parliaments, the New Light of Myanmar said ...
Shocking jail term indicates ‘business as usual’ for Burmese political prisoners
Mizzima News(Editorial) - The verdict was like a slap in the face--10 years in jail.Just when people were lulled into thinking the new Burmese government was showing openness, a special court in the notorious ...
More than 50 years of Shan Struggle
Mizzima News(News Analysis) - Twenty armed groups are now operating in Shan State, 53 years after the Shan started an armed resistance movement against the Burmese regime.The reasons behind the Shan uprising ...
U.S. senators hold press conference
Mizzima NewsLeft to right: U.S. senators Kelly Ayotte, Joe Lieberman, John McCain and Sheldon Whitehouse during a press conference at the American Center in Rangoon on Sunday, January 22, 2012. ...
Burma - Interviews with two journalists and blogger freed from prison in Burma
Reporters without Borders"Burma Media Association appreciates the release of all imprisoned DVB journalists, three other journalists and a blogger. We would like to encourage the government to unconditionally release ...
Myanmar on tightrope toward democracy
Global TimesLast year saw a decisive moment in Myanmar's political history. A series of democratic reforms were implemented. The convening of a new parliament marked the end of the State Peace and ...
‘The path to peace is better’
Mizzima NewsA: It depends on the peace issue. Our country could collect one trillion from taxes but the military expense is 1.3 trillion. If we can establish peace, those expenses will be reduced. As a ...
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