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Daewoo pegs Shwe spend at $3.2bnUpstream Online – Anthea Pitt –
A Daewoo International-led consortium plans to spend 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) developing the Shwe, ShwePhyu and Mya gas fields off Burma, …
Rebel clashes along China-Myanmar border subside
KLTV – Han Guan, Jocelyn Gecker –
State-controlled media in Myanmar, also known as Burma, have not reported the violence. A statement Sunday from the Washington-based US Campaign for Burma …
Daewoo puts Myanmar gas fields investment at $3 bln
Reuters – Kim Yeon-hee, Ben Tan –
KS) said on Wednesday a consortium led by the energy developing company will invest 4 trillion won ($3.2 billion) to develop Myanmar gas fields. …
UK Treasury warns banks over sanctions
OpRisk and Compliance (subscription) – David Benyon –
The letter reminds banks of the 15 sanctions regimes in place in the UK, including those against Iran, Burma (Myanmar), Zimbabwe, as well as against …
The Tatmadaw and electoral repercussions
Mizzima.com – Joseph Ball –
Mizzima News – The 2010 Burma elections will not be free and fair. Neither are they likely to witness the full participation of an empowered …
Asia’s daughters put dictators on notice
United Press International, Asia – Gaffar Peang-Meth –
11th, Burma’s iconic leader Aung San Suu Kyi, 64, was sentenced to another 18 months of house arrest because American John Yettaw of Missouri swam across a …
Issues: Letter: Suu Kyi’s participation in elections
Jakarta Post –
Aung San Suu Kyi never stood for the any election in Myanmar because she was not eligible to contest a seat. It was not this present military government or …
Kokang source: Struggle continues
Shan Herald Agency for News –
What more proof do you need when the Burma Army hasn’t been able to evacuate over 100 aid workers and their family members out of Laogai yesterday. …
Threat of attack raises Burma-China border tension
The Australian – Michael Sainsbury –
TENSIONS on the Burma-China border escalated today amid fears Burma’s…
military may attack a second well-armed militia force – the United Wa Army – as early
Burma: denial of fundamental rights
Scoop.co.nz (press release) –
Many other cases heard against opponents of the government in Myanmar…
also rest on inapplicable and baseless charges. The police, who may receive
Muslims in Bangladesh Seize Land Used by ChurchRight Side News – Aenon Shalom –
The guerrillas had fought for autonomy in the hill and forest region bordering India and Burma (Myanmar) in a campaign that left nearly 8500 troops, …
Sri Lanka likely to lose EU trade concession
Daily Mirror – kumar soysa –
Wicky, as long as there are guys like kumar soysa, Ban, SL will always be like Libya, Iran, Burma etc etc. The poor civilians will never see the bright …
Wednesday, September 9
eTaiwan News –
1988 – Burma’s former Prime Minister U Nu, toppled in a 1962 military coup, announces formation of a rival government. Burma is now known as Myanmar. …
BAN KI MOON TELLS HIS NORWEGIAN CRITICS THAT HE HAS GOT HIS OWN …
Lankaweb – Walter Jayawardhana –
Norway’s senior diplomat at the United Nation’s Mona Juul in the memo attacked ban for his attitude regarding Burma and Sri Lanka, on the eve of the final …
Myanmar rebels head home ‘in disarray’
Peninsula On-line –
In a statement released Monday, the US Campaign for Burma said Myanmar’s junta had already installed a new provisional government in remote Kokang. …
China efforts to control water flowing south spur tensions with …
World Tribune –
“By annexing Tibet, China virtually controls the water supply of Pakistan, north and northeastern India, Burma and Vietnam,” he said. …
RM awardee fights for human, nature’s rights
Inquirer.net – Ceres P. Doyo –
Ka Hsaw Wa was only 18 when he had to flee the oppressive rule of the military junta in Burma (Myanmar). As a freedom activist, he experienced detention and …
China dismantles tents as Myanmar refugees return
Daily Times –
… groups as well as with Burma’s democratic opposition,” he said. The fighting broke out when Myanmar deployed troops to disarm ethnic insurgents. …
view: The Myanmar Orchestra —Simon Tay
Daily Times -
Might it be possible that the generals in Myanmar recognise that they are in a cul de sac? Could the regime be seeking ways out of its isolation in the …
Bay of Bengal: a potential giant gas-producing province
Gerson Lehrman Group –
In recent years, successful exploration in the waters of neighboring nations such as India and Burma has raised the confidence level about the giant …
The Show and Sham Trials of our TimesGlobal Politician – Saberi Roy –
The recent political trials in Iran and Burma have raised several questions on the motives of these trials. There could be several levels of analysis, …
Setting the standard
Inquirer.net –
… and Ka Hsaw Wa of Burma (Myanmar), awarded for Emergent Leadership for dauntlessly pursuing nonviolent yet effective channels of redress, exposure, …
China, Myanmar share responsibility to maintain border stability: FM
Pakistan Daily Mail –
… said 37000 border inhabitants comprising both Burmese and Chinese have so far fled into China after armed conflicts in Myanmar broke out last week. …
China says Myanmar promises border stability
MorungExpress –
Aung Din, executive director of the US Campaign for Burma, said Myanmar forces were continuing to pour into the northeast, as a prelude to more fighting. …
China invests further into Burmese transportation matrix
Mizzima.com –
In sum, the package includes five locomotives, 20 passenger coaches and 200 freight coaches, according to Burma’s state-run newspaper New Light of Myanmar …
We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar
MorungExpress – Jim Webb –
We must talk to Myanmar’s leaders. This does not mean that we should abandon our aspirations for a free and open Burmese society, but that our goal will be …
Burmese Refugees Leave China
NTDTV – Yuan Zhishao –
Refugees who fled into China to escape conflict in northeast Burma continue to head home on Tuesday, September 1st. But most are worried about returning to …
Holy Father’s September Prayer Intentions
Examiner.com –
Laotian Christians number about 100000 Christians out of 7000000; Cambodian Christians number about 20000 out of 14000000; and Myanmar (formerly Burma) …
Burma death toll reaches 500
The Australian – Michael Sainsbury –
AS many as 500 people may have been killed in the first flair up of violence between the Burma’s ruling military junta and the Kokang ethnic minority …
Burma’s push to control border sends China into a spin
Mizzima.com – Larry Jagan –
“Myanmar [Burma] has promised to restore peace and stability along the border as soon as possible,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Jiang Yu told …
Over 30000 Myanmar refugees to return home from ChinaRIA Novosti –
BANGKOK, September 1 (RIA Novosti) – More than 30000 refugees who fled into China from Myanmar last week after an outbreak of hostilities between government …
Opium found in car parts
Mississauga News –
Opium is grown mainly in Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Afghanistan. Highly addictive, opium is sold on the street as a powder or dark brown solid and is …
Kokang conflict ‘could spark bigger problems’
Democratic Voice of Burma – Naw Noreen –
Tension had been mounting between Burmese troops and the Kokang-based Myanmar Peace and Democracy Front (MPDF), following pressure from the junta on …
Refugees Returning to Burma, Many Fearful
Voice of America – Stephanie Ho –
Refugees are continuing to return to Burma from China, after about 30000 Burmese nationals fled across the border in recent days to escape …
Beijing dismantles tents, begins refugee repatriation to Kokang
AsiaNews.it –
Aung Din, executive director of the US Campaign for Burma, said Myanmar forces were continuing to pour into the north-east part of the country, …
China gifts railway package to Burma
Mizzima.com –
Burma’s state-run newspaper the New Light of Myanmar said China on Monday handed over the carriages as a gift. The function was attended by Chen Juemin, …
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