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Democratic Voice of Burma Parliament extends emergency rule in conflict-torn Mekhtila
Burma's parliament agreed on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency for the central town Meikhtila, which was devastated by religious violence in March, despite warnings from opposition leader Aung San Suu ...
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Eleven Media Group Monopolistic state-run newspapers’ new moves create competitive market with private newspapers
After decades of monopolizing the news industry, state-owned newspapers are exploring ways to make the transition into a new media environment shaped by fierce competition among the privately owned publications, editors of the different newspapers ...
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The Irrawaddy IMF gives cautious thumbs up on Burma’s growing economy
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Burma's economy is on track to top 6 percent growth this year as the country's "ambitious reform program is bearing fruit," according to Matt Davies, the IMF's deputy Asia and Pacific chief, speaking in Rangoon on ...
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ABC News Myanmar dials in to growing mobile market
Juice seller Ko Thet is among the emerging aspirational consumers who want to connect with each other and the outside world. He sells juice from his sugarcane grinder at an intersection in downtown Yangon, making between $20 and $40 a day. Like most people in Myanmar, his meagre income doesn’t allow him many luxuries, but he has been able to scrape together enough money to buy a phone ...
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The Jakarta Post Editorial Rewards for Myanmar
Gen. (ret) Thein Sein, who won international praise for leading reforms in Myanmar, received a warm welcome from US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. It was a reciprocal visit following Obama's trip to Yangon last November. The general deserves the ...
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The Irrawaddy Burma’s ex-dictator and his invisible line
Anyone who wants to credit Burma's President Thein Sein for the country's political and economic reforms must first thank former dictator Sr-Gen Than ...
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US Department of State Joint statement on good governance and transparency in the energy sector
The text of the following statement was released by His Excellency Union Minister of Energy U Than Htay of Myanmar and Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Carlos ...
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The Asian Legal Resource Centre MYANMAR Police who attacked peaceful protestors must be prosecuted
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL Twenty-third session, Agenda Item 3, General Debate A written statement submitted by the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), a non-governmental organisation with general consultative ...
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CNN Living in the eye of Myanmar’s sectarian storm – David Grunebaum
This young Muslim woman can’t go inside her family’s mosque because it was shut down after being vandalized. And for more than a month, she had to say her prayers from inside a shelter at a nearby sports stadium in Meiktila, a city in central Myanmar. Fearing for their lives, Hnin Ei Phyu’s family fled their home on March 20 during the first of three days of rioting that tore ...
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Bangkok Post Myanmar US waste a chance
President Thein Sein has visited President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington. The visit is being promoted by both Myanmar and the United States for its symbolism. This is a ...
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Democratic Voice of Burma Armed militia forces NLD members to resign over land row
An armed militia in northeastern Burma's Shan state forced more than 50 National League for Democracy (NLD) members at gunpoint to resign from the party on Sunday following a land dispute in the ...
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Remittances Buoy Up Myanmar’s Economy
She has been on her feet in this laundromat in the northern Thai city of Chiang Mai since seven in the morning and had been hoping to call it a day when two more customers walked in. She is not in a position to turn anyone away: ';I need the money. My family needs me to work," she tells IPS, her voice tinged with desperation as she begins yet another load. Six do-it-yourself washing ...
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HGC Establishes Point-of-Presence in Myanmar
HGC ), the fixed-line division of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (Stock code: 215), today unveiled its first Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Myanmar, established in co-operation with Myanma Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) and its representative. The strategic move is part of HGC's niche market strategy to boost data and voice connectivity between Hong Kong and ...
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Myanmar welcomes reconciliation but won’t be just Washington’s pawn
The US visit of Myanmar President Thein Sein raises hopes for increased cooperation and commerce, but some in Washington unrealistically view the country as a tool in the containment of a rising China.Naturally, there is an appropriate US interest in developing commercial relations with Myanmar and in helping promote a modernization process there. Beginning in 2009, Washington has taken steps to ...
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Prisoners of Mae Sot
A little over a week ago, a young Myanmar friend of mine, let's call him Myo, found himself hiding in some farm fields, avoiding the Thai police while being smuggled from Mae Sot to Bangkok. Unlike many other undocumented migrants who get smuggled--and sometimes arrested--in this way, Myo had applied for a passport and work permit through Thailand's legal registration process. ...
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GE to light up Myanmar
American energy giant General Electric (GE) announced on Thursday that it has joined forces with two local companies to continue to develop electricity solutions in Myanmar. GE signed a Memoranda of Understanding with Lighting Co Specialist Pte Ltd to develop lighting solutions. The company also made a deal with Partners Associates to create storage solutions for the local telecommunications ...
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Poor record for Myanmar in extractive industries
Easing economic pressure on Myanmar ignores serious human rights abuses in the country's extractive industries sector, an advocacy group said. U.S. ...
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Rakhine IDP camps still lack basic supplies
. "Very little in the way of oil, beans and salt has been received. We can't even get fish or basic supplies for cooking." He went on to explain how the lack of nutrition is affecting the IDPs' health. He said the few donations the camps receive are from the World Food Programme (WFP), but that other NGOs and relief groups do not support them. Kyaw Nu said that the camps have ...
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Myanmar US enter new higher stage of relations
/enpproperty--> YANGON - Myanmar President U Thein Sein's working visit to Washington, who returned to his country on Wednesday night, has brought back positive achievements more than expected, signifying the entry of a new higher stage in Myanmar-U. S. relations, said some media and observers here Thursday. U Thein Sein's visit represented the first to the United States of a ...
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Myanmar embassy bomb plot mastermind arrested
Indonesian media are reporting that the country's counterterrorism unit has arrested a man believed to be the mastermind behind a plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy in ...
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Myanmars goldrush luring foreigners in droves
From seasoned investors to recent graduates armed with little more than hastily-made business cards and dreams of striking it rich, foreigners are pouring into Myanmar to stake a claim as it opens up. It is an expat "goldrush" driven by the promise of an economic boom after the rollback of many sanctions following the end of decades of junta rule. But some, at least, are also drawn ...
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Indonesian police arrest 2 militants sought in connection with plan to attack Myanmar Embassy
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police said they have arrested two suspected militants in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy. National police spokesman Brig. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said Sigit Indrajit was believed to have planned the foiled attack and was captured Wednesday night in northern Jakarta. The second militant, identified only as Rohadi, was taken early Thursday ...
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Myanmar communications gets boost from Japan
Myanmar's notoriously underdeveloped communications infrastructure is to get a boost following the signing of a contract between three Japanese companies--Sumitomo Corporation, NTT Communications and NEC Corporation-- and the Ministry of Communications last ...
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Expat ‘gold rush’ hits Myanmar
From seasoned investors to recent graduates armed with little more than hastily-made business cards and dreams of striking it rich, foreigners are pouring into Myanmar to stake a claim as it opens ...
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Burmese Pythons Still Making Headlines
The Python Challenge in the Everglades in January and February has faded from conversation, but Burmese pythons are still creating ...
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Foreign couple's novel approach to helping Burmese village
The political situation in Myanmar is well-known throughout the world, but often overshadows the circumstances of local people and our rich culture. A couple overseas have combined the two to create an unusual approach to helping the people of one village in the country.
Myanmar is one of the most politically and socially isolated countries in the world, much bad press is leveled at our country for decisions made and actions taken that the people are not responsible for and while attention focuses on the political dynamic of the country, the plight of many Burmese such as poverty, lack of access to water and education, become overshadowed. One family in the United States has taken a novel approach to giving back to a country that has stolen their hearts. Read more
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