ယွဥ္ၿပိဳင္မႈရွိသည့္ အာဏာရွင္စနစ္ ေပၚထြန္းျခင္း

စစ္ေအးေခတ္လြန္ကမာၻဟာ စပ္က်ားႏိုင္ငံေရးစနစ္ (Hybrid Political Regime) ေတြ အၿပိဳင္းအ႐ိုင္း ေပၚထြန္းလာမႈကို ျမင္ေတြ႔ရတယ္လို႔ ေျပာစမွတ္ ျပဳၾကပါတယ္။

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peace related news on this month...

• KNU Information Release_Bur (26 September)
• KNU Information Release_Eng (26 September)
• Myanmar will host the ASEAN drug meeting in Yangon. (24 to 27 September)
• Shan, Kayah and Mon Conference Trust Building For Peace. (20 to 22 September)

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Myanmar: Playing the Field of China, India, and the United States

Zak Rose - Sep 16, 13  

During the period of strict economic sanctions and export bans that Western countries levied against Myanmar through the 1990s and 2000s, the military government had little choice but to turn to China.

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Parliament approves plan to accept US$260 million loan from World Bank

By DVB, 27 August 2013

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with Burma's President Thein Sein during a joint news conference following their bilateral meeting at the Japan-Mekong summit in Tokyo on 21 April 2012. Japan has since forgiven Burma's debt and is now preparing fresh loans to kick-start development projects in the country.(Reuters)


Burma’s Union Parliament has approved a plan, recommended by President Thein Sein, to agree a US$261.5 million loan from the World Bank to support various development projects.

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Bangkok Airways to Start Bangkok – Naypyitaw Service from late-September 2013

Posted 27 August 2013 12:18, Update at 0740GMT 27AUG13  

Subject to Government Approval, Bangkok Airways from 30SEP13 plans to launch Bangkok – Naypyitaw service, on board ATR72 aircraft. Naypyitaw is the carrier’s 3rd destination in Myanmar.
PG721 BKK1700 – 1900NYT AT7 135
PG722 NYT1930 – 2230BKK AT7 135

http://www.routesonline.com/news/29/breaking-news/215208/bangkok-airways-to-start-bangkok-a-naypyitaw-service-from-late-september-2013/

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Martin Luther King: 'I have a dream' revisited

To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream speech, BBC Radio 4 asked notable figures to record a recital of the celebrated text.

Listen to it in full below, and see striking images from a period of American history which became a tipping point for social change.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23853578

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Siam Cement plans $388M plant in Myanmar

Aug, 28 2013    
BANGKOK - Thailand’s Siam Cement Pcl plans to build a 12.4 billion baht fully integrated cement plant in Myanmar as part of its drive to tap strong demand for construction materials in Southeast Asia.

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Land Seizure In Myanmar Continues Despite Reforms, Government Faces Internal And External Pressure To Develop Land Policies

By Sophie Song on August 27 2013 4:23 PM  




Myanmar pro-democracy Leader Aung San Suu Kyi comforts a woman at a village in Sarlingyi township. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

With their country undergoing political and economic reforms, Myanmar farmers have finally found their voice in protesting against rampant land grabbing under the former junta that has continued under the current government.

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Top Asian News at 3:30 p.m. GMT

The Associated Press  

Bo's fans, gov't critics vent outside China court 

JINAN, China (AP) — Outside the courthouse where fallen political juggernaut Bo Xilai is about to stand trial, a woman pumped her fist, declared him a champion of ordinary folks and shouted that punishing him will turn the world upside down.

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Moving To Myanmar? 5 Factors About Myanmar Property Boom To Consider Before Hopping On A Plane

By Sophie Song, August 21 2013 11:53 AM   

A view of central Yangon, the commercial center of Myanmar, with Sule Pagoda. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun  

Myanmar is full of potential for everyone these days as global brands jockey among one another to enter one of the last frontiers of the commercial world.

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Myanmar steps up measures for reform

Aug 12,2013    

YANGON, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar government last weekend established a separate national reform leading committee, led by President U Thein Sein, to direct efforts on reform program for the remaining 30 months of the present five-year term of office.

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Incheon preferred bidder on Myanmar’s new airport

August 13, 2013    
Bloomberg    

SEOUL (Bloomberg)—Incheon International Airport Corp. leads a group picked as the preferred bidder on Myanmar’s new $1.1 billion air hub, the latest in a series of global deals as the Southeast Asian nation opens itself after decades of isolation.

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Burma floods displace many thousands

By agency reporter 

12 Aug 2013  

UK-based global development NGO Christian Aid has sent funds to provide assistance to communities affected by the heavy rain and severe flooding which has devastated south east Burma (Myanmar) since late July, leaving three dead and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes.

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BURMA/MYANMAR: Activist sentenced to eleven years' jail for opposing army copper mine

August 12, 2013  

ASIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION - URGENT APPEALS PROGRAMME  
Urgent Appeal Case: AHRC-UAC-105-2013  
12 August 2013  
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BURMA/MYANMAR: Activist sentenced to eleven years' jail for opposing army copper mine
ISSUES: Human rights defenders; freedom of expression; freedom of assembly; arbitrary arrest and detention
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Threat To Buddhism In Myanmar And The Arming Of Rohingyas – OpEd

By Shenali Waduge     
August 12, 2013   

When Hannah Beech writes “When Buddhists go bad” not only is it heralded world over but Time Magazine puts as its July cover Burmese monk Wirathu and christens the front cover “Face of Buddhist Terror”.

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Putting a New Face on Myanmar’s Military

By AUNG ZAW / THE IRRAWADDY| Friday, July 12, 2013  

Burma’s army chief Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing inspects troops during a parade to mark the 67th anniversary of Armed Forces Day in Naypyidaw on March 27, 2012. (Photo: Reuters / Soe Zeya Tun)

This year’s Armed Forces Day was, by all accounts, spectacular.

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The Military's Still in Charge

Why reform in Burma is only skin-deep.   
BY BERTIL LINTNER | JULY 9, 2013    



Since ex-general Thein Sein assumed the presidency in March 2011, foreign observers have generally appeared optimistic that Burma is on its way toward some kind of liberal democracy.

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Rohingya army is coming,pls, be alert

က်ေနာ္တို ့ အစိုးရက ပုဂၢိဳလ္မ်ား၊ တပ္ပိုင္းဆိုင္ရာက အရာရွိ အရာခံ စစ္သည္မ်ား၊ တိုင္းရင္းသားမ်ား၊ လူ၊ ရဟန္း ပုဂၢိဳလ္တို ့ေရ... ရိုဟင္ဂ်ာ စစ္သားေတြေတာ့ သင္တန္း တက္ေနၾကပါျပီ။ အေသခံျပီး တိုက္ပါလိမ့္မယ္။

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Sustaining Myanmar's Transition: Ten Critical Challenges

June 24th, 2013 by Suzanne DiMaggio  
 

Rush hour traffic moves near by the Sule Pagoda at dusk December 14, 2011 in Yangon, Myanmar. (Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)

This post was co-authored by Asia Society Senior Advisor Priscilla Clapp, a retired minister-counselor in the U.S. Foreign Service and former Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Burma.

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PEACE PROCESS in Myanmar

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BNI Daily News on June 27, 2013

Burma News International's daily news on the web (June 27, 2013)
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=39cca557b408cc70bf0158b4f&id=d49c692269

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NewsBase Myanmar Special Report

Published: April 2013  

Since the election of a nominally civilian government in March 2011, Myanmar has emerged from political isolation and started attracting the attention of investors hungry for new markets and opportunities.

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Rain for Myanmar's peace parade

Jun 25, '13 
By Bertil Lintner    

MYITKYINA - A grand ceremony is expected to be held next month in the Myanmar capital of Naypyidaw, where a nationwide ceasefire with various ethnic resistance armies will be announced to an audience of United Nations representatives and other foreign dignitaries. Ten of Myanmar's 11 major ethnic rebel groups who have signed individual ceasefire agreements with the government will be highlighted at the high-profile event.

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Myanmar set to benefit from direct Australian aid

By Asia editor Catherine McGrath  




After around two-and-a-half decades of isolation, Myanmar may soon be in a position to receive direct developmental aid funds from Australia.

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Myanmar mystics give supernatural help to Asia leaders, military chiefs

AFP-JIJI, Jun 25, 2013  

YANGON – Frail and barely able to speak, Myanmar’s most famous fortuneteller — known as ET — has for years whispered predictions to Asia’s rich and powerful, from generals to foreign politicians.
ET

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China presses Myanmar on Kachin peace

Published: June 24, 2013 at 11:21 AM  

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, June 24 (UPI) -- China is keen to see authorities with the central Myanmar government work toward a cease-fire with Kachin rebels, a visiting diplomat said Monday.

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Myanmar Navy starts submarine training in Pakistan

Anthony Davis, Bangkok - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly  
20 June 2013  

A small contingent of Myanmar Navy (MN) personnel has begun submarine warfare training in Pakistan, a move that suggests Myanmar is finally taking concrete steps towards developing a subsurface capability.

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Myanmar speaker sees coalition with Suu Kyi

June 15, 2013  

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)--The chief of Myanmar’s pro-military party said he would not rule out a coalition government with the opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi after crucial elections in 2015 if it is in the national interest.

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Ex-general from Myanmar's junta considers Aung San Suu Kyi alliance

Third-ranked member of junta that ruled with iron fist for 50 years considers impressive volte-face as he spies opportunity to retain power

Saturday, 15 June, 2013 [Updated: 1:50AM]
Associated Press in Washington


Shwe Mann. Photo: Xinhua

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Conspicuous trend in Myanmar transition

The Korea Times, 2013-06-17  
By Nehginpao Kipgen   
Nehginpao Kipgen

During his visit to the White House on May 20, Myanmar President Thein Sein talked about the release of political prisoners who remain incarcerated in the country’s jails despite the reforms sweeping over it.

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JAL, Mitsubishi in Myanmar venture

17 June 2013

Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi Logistics Corp have launched a joint cargo business in Myanmar, reported Kyodo News.

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Myanmar monks begin to take a stand

Bangkokpost, 16 Jun 2013 - There was welcome news on Friday that a group of senior monks in Myanmar made an appeal for peace following recent violence there that was divided along religious lines, overwhelmingly instigated by Buddhist...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/355309/

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Myanmar to take foreign tenders on Yangon development project

June 16, 2013 1:54 pm   

Yangon - Myanmar is to accept tenders from foreign companies for its ambitious "mega city" project in northern Yangon, an official said Sunday. "Tenders from both local and foreign companies will be called soon," said an official at the Yangon City Development Committee’s city planning and land administration department.

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UN Reaches Refugees in Myanmar’s Kachin State

Monday, 17 June 2013, 12:47 pm  
Press Release: UN News   

For the First Time in Nearly a Year, UN Reaches Refugees in Myanmar’s Kachin State

New York, Jun 14 2013 - The United Nations humanitarian relief agency today said it had, for the first time in a year, been able to deliver aid to thousands of displaced persons in Myanmar’s Kachin state.

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Banking on Myanmar

Bangkokpost, 17 June 2013    

A half century of isolation from the global economy has left Myanmar facing many challenges, not least the need to modernise a financial system where cash is still king. It’s not unusual to see people...

http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/355531/

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UK looks to invest in Myanmar's future

Organisations:

Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills and UK Export Finance 
Written on: 6 May 2013Published:13 June 2013
Minister:Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint 
World location:Burma

This will be my first visit and I am looking forward to seeing for myself the country that is on everyone’s lips. The UK has a long relationship with this country and we are committed to playing our part in supporting its peaceful and prosperous future.

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Myanmar Airport gears up for 20% annual growth

13 June 2013  

Yangon International Airport (YIA) in Myanmar is gearing up for projected 20% annual growth with new common-use systems from SITA, as the country welcomes more visitors and international airlines.

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Malaysia: repatriate Myanmar nationals

Published: 13 Jun 2013 at 15.46

Malaysia said Thursday it would work with Myanmar to repatriate thousands of their nationals following clashes in the community that left at least four dead and led to a security sweep.
 

Families wait to be processed at the UNHCR refugee centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, May 29, 2013. The U.N. refugee agency estimates 50,000 refugees and asylum seekers remain unregistered in Malaysia. Malaysia said Thursday it would work with Myanmar to repatriate thousands of their nationals following clashes in the community that left at least four dead. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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NSA chief says data disrupted 'dozens' of plots

13 June 2013  


Gen Alexander said the NSA surveillance programmes kept Americans safe

The US electronic spying chief has said massive surveillance programmes newly revealed by an ex-intelligence worker had disrupted dozens of terror plots.

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Myanmar asked to protect tourists

Published: 13 Jun 2013 at 07.35   

Thailand has asked the Myanmar government to protect Thai tourists who visit the country after the abduction of five Thais in May.

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Indonesia, Myanmar To Increase Trade In 2016

NUSA DUA (Bali) June 13 (Bernama) -- The Indonesia and Myanmar governments have agreed to increase trade value to US$1 billion in 2016, the Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa said.

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Indonesia Builds Three Schools In Myanmar's Rakhine State

NUSA DUA (Bali) June 13 (Bernama) -- Indonesia has extended US$1 million to build three elementary school buildings in Rakhine state, Myanmar following recent communal conflicts in the region, Indonesian news agency ANTARA reported.

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Myanmar satisfied with Malaysia’s handling of clashes

By ZUHRIN AHMAD, Thursday June 13, 2013  

PUTRAJAYA: The Myanmar government is satisfied with the way the Malaysian authorities handled the recent clashes among its citizens and pledged to cooperate fully to help resolve the issue.

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Chinese MA60 planes grounded by Myanmar over safety concerns

Safety checks to be carried out after two incidents involving the aircraft  

Tuesday, 11 June, 2013, 3:34pm, Agence France-Presse in Yangon  

Rescuers and officials inspect the damaged Chinese-made Xian MA60 turboprop that overshot the end of the runway in Monghsat, in Shan State, May 2013. Photo: AFP

Myanmar has grounded its Chinese-made MA60 planes for safety checks following two landing incidents involving the aircraft in the past month, a senior official said on Tuesday.

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NHK makes first drama sales to Myanmar

by Jesse Whittock, June 11, 2013   

Japanese public broadcaster NHK has sold a pair of dramas to a satellite broadcaster in Asian neighbour Myanmar.

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Unilever expands its footprint in Myanmar with new production facility

by Simon Pitman, 11 June 2013 

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever says it wants to build on its recent re-entry into the Myanmar market with the opening of a new production facility in the country’s capital, Yangon.

http://www.cosmeticsdesign-europe.com/Business-Financial/Unilever-expands-its-footprint-in-Myanmar-with-new-production-facility

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SingTel consortium aims to help Myanmar develop its satellite telecoms

By May Wong   
POSTED: 11 Jun 2013 8:08 PM  

SingTel has teamed up with Myanmar's partners KBZ and M-Tel, and the consortium is among 11 contenders bidding for two Myanmar telecom licences.

Singapore Telecom building in Singapore. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)

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Mexico, Myanmar Move to Change Service Provider Market Share

June 11, 2013  
By Gary Kim, Contributing Editor  

Most communication markets are relatively stable over time, and change incrementally based on the abilities of market contestants. But there is another way markets can change, namely by regulatory intent.

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Myanmar wants to get $11bn from tourism

Valere Tjolle, Wednesday 12th June 2013    



Sustainability and social responsibility feature heavily in masterplan which expects to get from $500m to $11bn in 8 years

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Myanmar finally takes a seat at its own oil & gas feast

By Wayne Arnold  
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar, June 12 | Tue Jun 11, 2013 5:00pm EDT   

(Reuters) - In a few months, impoverished Myanmar plans to start pumping roughly $45 million worth of oil and gas a day from the Bay of Bengal to China by pipeline. The vital fuel for China's growing economy will bypass the Malacca Straits and U.S. ally Singapore.

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Speaker Shwe Mann to stand in Myanmar's 2015 presidential poll

Wednesday, 12 June, 2013 [Updated: 12:24AM]   
Agence France-Presse in Yangon   

Myanmar's Speaker of the House of Representatives Shwe Mann. Photo: Xinhua

Myanmar's influential parliamentary speaker, Shwe Mann, has announced he will run for president in 2015 polls, according to a report, joining opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as the only declared candidates so far.

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Myanmar nationals lie low after clashes

By RAHIMY RAHIM and FARIK ZOLKEPLI, Wednesday June 12, 2013  

Holed up: A Myanmar family having lunch at their shelter near the Selayang wholesale market. The recent clashes have forced Myanmar nationals to stay away from the streets. — AZMAN GHANI / The Star

PETALING JAYA: A number of Myanmar nationals are believed to be hiding following sporadic clashes at the Selayang wholesale market.

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Roc Plans to Bid for Myanmar’s ‘Frozen in Time’ Oil Fields

By James Paton - Jun 12, 2013 11:07 AM GMT+0700   

Roc Oil Co. (ROC), an explorer focused on China, Australia and Southeast Asia, is planning to bid for oil and natural gas fields off the coast of Myanmar and is talking with potential local partners to develop the prospects.

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Myanmar Airlines offering half-price tickets for its citizens to return home

By RASHNIVJEET S.BEDI, Wednesday June 12, 2013  

PETALING JAYA: In the face of growing violence, Myanmar's national airline is offering half-price tickets for Myanmar nationals who wish to return home from Malaysia.

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Myanmar Natural Gas Investing An Economic Bounty

By Justin Williams  
Monday, June 10th, 2013  

Myanmar, lodged between India and China, is expected to open up for oil and gas exploration and offer an additional 30 offshore blocks by the end of the year. The deadline to submit a bid is June 14.

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Nishimura reveals ODA figure at WEF

06 Jun 2013 12:19
Written by Justin Heifetz
 

One of Japan's major investments in Myanmar is the huge Thilawa industrial zone project near Yangon. Photo: AFP


A senior Japanese government official announced on Thursday that Japan will have invested US$10 billion within the next 10 years in infrastructure projects in Myanmar alone.

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ASSK pushes for constitutional amendments

Achara Deboonme  
The Nation, Nay Pyi Taw June 6, 2013 1:29 pm   

Aung San Suu Kyi at the WEF on East Asia. On her right is U Soe Thane.

National League for Democracy (NLD) chief Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday reiterated her desire to run for Myanmar's presidency in 2015.

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World Economic Forum on East Asia

LIVE Discussion:


http://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-east-asia-2013

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Reforming Myanmar courts investors at 'Asia's Davos'

By Kelly Macnamara | AFP   

AFP/AFP - People drive past a billboard advertising the 22nd World Economic Forum on East Asia, in Naypyidaw, June 3, 2013.

Myanmar touted its dramatic post-junta reforms Wednesday in a bid to entice foreign investors as hundreds of world leaders and industry chiefs visited the long-isolated nation for Asia's edition of the World Economic Forum.

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Myanmar opening is 'fall of Berlin Wall'

5 Jun 2013, Bangkokpost - Coca-Cola Co Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent marked the return of the world's largest soda maker to Myanmar after 60 years by opening a bottling plant and pledging more investment in the newly opened economy.

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Coca-Cola Opens Bottle Plant in Myanmar

By Agence France-Presse on 1:39 pm June 5, 2013  


Bottles of Coca-Cola soda move along the production line at the Coca-Cola Co. bottling plant in Hmawbi, Myanmar, on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Coca-Cola Co. Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent marked the return of the world’s largest soda maker to Myanmar after 60 years by opening a bottling plant and pledging more investment in the newly opened economy. (Bloomberg Photo/Dario Pignatelli)

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Myanmar police say 3 Rohingya women killed in confrontation over relocation plan

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 3:56 PM   

YANGON, Myanmar — Several women villagers from Myanmar’s Rohingya minority have been shot dead in a confrontation with security officials, police and activists said Wednesday.

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Myanmar urges probe into attack on its workers in Malaysia

(Xinhua) 16:44, June 05, 2013   

YANGON, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar's Foreign Ministry has called on the Malaysian authorities to immediately probe into a case in which Myanmar citizens were attacked in Malaysia and take legal action to responsible persons, a press release of the ministry said here Wednesday.

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ထား၀ယ္ဆိပ္ကမ္းအိပ္မက္ ထုိင္းတို႔စြန္႔လႊတ္သင့္

ၿပီးခဲ့သည့္လအတြင္း ထုိင္း၀န္ႀကီးခ်ဳပ္ ယင္လပ္ခ္ရွင္နာ၀ပ္ ဂ်ပန္ႏုိင္ငံသုိ႔ သြားေရာက္ခဲ့ၿပီး ခ်က္ခ်င္းဆုိ သလုိပင္ ဂ်ပန္၀န္ ႀကီးခ်ဳပ္ ျမန္မာႏုိင္ငံသုိ႔ လာေရာက္ေသာ ေရွ႕ဆင့္ေနာက္ဆင့္ ခရီးစဥ္မ်ားမွေန၍ ထား၀ယ္ဆိပ္ကမ္းစီမံကိန္းအတြက္ ဂ်ပန္ရင္းႏွီးျမႇဳပ္ႏွံမႈမ်ား လာေရာက္ေတာ့မည္မဟုတ္ျခင္းကုိ တစ္ႀကိမ္တည္းႏွင့္အၿပီး အခ်က္ျပလုိက္ျခင္းလည္းျဖစ္ပါသည္။

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12 bodies of Myanmar immigrants found in sea off Thailand after boat sinks

By Associated Press, Updated: Monday, June 3, 11:15 AM  

BANGKOK — Police say at least 12 bodies of migrant workers from Myanmar were found floating in the sea on Thailand’s west coast after their boat sank during bad weather.

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Myanmar-China Gas Pipeline Ready for Trial

May 30th, 2013    

 

After three years of construction, the Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline is complete and ready for trial operations, state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. said Friday in a statement posted on its website. The oil pipeline is 94% complete.

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300 Young Global Leaders Gather In Myanmar For Annual Summit

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Some 300 Young Global Leaders (YGLs) gathered in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday for the Annual Summit ahead of the World Economic Forum on East Asia, which will take place in Myanmar's capital, Nay Pyi Taw, from June 5-7.

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How a Myanmar tycoon is profiting from change

By Erika Kinetz | AP - YANGON (Myanmar)   

03rd June 2013 10:36 AM   


Zaw Zaw sits in his office where he meets visitors in Yangon, Myanmar on March 20, 2013. (AP)

Zaw Zaw, one of Myanmar's most successful and notorious businessmen, likes to pick his way at odd hours around the hulking skeleton of his new hotel, rising beside Yangon's main airport road.

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US Rebalance to Asia-Pacific Gaining Steam: Defense Chief

By DAVID ALEXANDER / REUTERS WRITER| Monday, June 3, 2013 |


US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (C) poses with Japan’s Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and South Korea’s Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin at the 12th International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Summit in Singapore. (Photo: Reuters)

SINGAPORE — The US military will devote more air power, ground troops and high-tech weaponry to the Asia-Pacific region as it moves ahead with a strategic rebalance, the new US defense chief said on Saturday in a speech that accused China of cyber incursions.

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a new Mon news agency

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Myanmar gov't, rebels strive to bring Kachin IDPs back home

Xinhua | 2013-6-3 10:54:42  
By Agencies  

The Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) have started work on bringing Kachin internal displaced people back home from relief camps following recent talks in Myitgyina, the capital of northernmost Kachin state.

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Why the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway matters

by Rajeev Sharma May 31, 2013  

The people of India, Myanmar and Thailand must ask their respective governments why the India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway Project has been dragging on for years despite a very strong political will for completing it.

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Myanmar first: World Economic Forum

 Yangon - More than 900 delegates from 55 countries will convene in Nay Pyi Taw next week when the 22nd World Economic Forum on East Asia takes place in Myanmar for the first time. 

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/352806/

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Report hails Myanmar's 'huge potential'

Blessed with natural resources, including significant gas reserves and precious gems, experts believe Myanmar has the potential to more than quadruple the size of its economy by 2030 if it manages to build...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/352798/

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Myanmar strives to implement SEZ projects to boost economy

(Xinhua) 13:16, May 31, 2013   

YANGON, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar has been striving to implement three special economic zone (SEZ) and deep sea port projects sine the new civilian government took office in March 2011, as part of its efforts to create jobs and boost economic development.

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UN chief hails agreement between Myanmar gov't, KIO

(Xinhua) 13:12, May 31, 2013   

UNITED NATIONS, May 30 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday welcomed the agreement reached between the government of Myanmar and the Kachin Independence Organization(KIO) on the same day.

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Myanmar-China gas pipeline ready for trial operations: CNPC

Singapore (Platts)--31May2013/106 am EDT/506 GMT  

The Myanmar-China natural gas pipeline has been completed and is ready for trial operations, and a parallel oil pipeline is 94% complete, state-owned China National Petroleum Corp. said Friday on its website.

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Myanmar signs peace deal with Kachin rebels

Published: May 31, 2013 at 12:08 AM  

YANGON, Myanmar, May 31 (UPI) -- Myanmar's government and rebels fighting for more autonomy in the northern state of Kachin have signed a deal expected to end years of fighting.

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2 Myanmar nationals and Singaporean jailed for sham marriage offence

Published on May 31, 2013

By Elena Chong   

Two Myanmar nationals and a Singaporean who were involved in a sham marriage offence were jailed on Friday.

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တိုက္ပြဲမ်ား ထပ္မံမျဖစ္ပြားရန္ႏႇင့္ ၿငိမ္းခ်မ္းေရး လုပ္ငန္းစဥ္တြင္ ျပည္သူလူထု ပါ၀င္ေသာ အလုပ္အဖြဲ႕ ထားရႇိရန္ အပါအ၀င္ အခ်က္ ၇ ခ်က္ကို အစိုးရႏႇင့္ KIO တို႔ သေဘာတူ လက္မႇတ္ေရးထိုး

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ၿငိမ္းခ်မ္းေရးေဆြးေႏြးပြဲ တတိယေန႔တြင္ သေဘာတူညီခ်က္ (၇) ခ်က္ကုိ လက္မႇတ္ေရးထုိးအၿပီး ဦးေအာင္မင္းႏႇင့္ ဆြမ္လြတ္ဂမ္တုိ႔အား ေတြ႕ရစဥ္   ...

ျပည္ေထာင္စုအဆင့္ ၿငိမ္းခ်မ္းေရး ေဖာ္ေဆာင္ေရးလုပ္ငန္း ေကာ္မတီႏႇင့္ KIO ၿငိမ္းခ်မ္းေရး ကိုယ္စားလႇယ္အဖြဲ႕တို႔ ျမစ္ႀကီးနားၿမိဳ႕၌ သံုးရက္ၾကာ ေတြ႕ဆံုခဲ့ၿပီး ေမ ၃၀ ရက္ ညေနပိုင္းတြင္ ေဆြးေႏြးမႈကို အဆံုးသတ္ခဲ့ပါသည္။

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KIO, Govt Sign Preliminary Agreement, Hopeful of Reaching Ceasefire

By NYEIN NYEIN / THE IRRAWADDY| Thursday, May 30, 2013 |  

 

Government negotiators and KIO leaders exchange the preliminary agreement they signed on Thursday. (Photo: Facebook/ Hla Maung Shwe)

MYITKYINA, Kachin State—Burma’s government and ethnic Kachin rebels signed a preliminary agreement on Thursday that would reduce military tensions in northern Burma and lead to further progress towards reaching a peace deal. The parties however, failed to reach an official ceasefire agreement.

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Myanmar, Kachin rebels agree tentative peace pact

30 May 2013   
Myanmar on Thursday reached a tentative peace deal with ethnic minority Kachin rebels aimed at ending the country's last major active civil war, which has displaced tens of thousands of people.
Deputy commander-in-chief of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), Major General Guam Maw (centre L), shakes hands with a senior Myanmar military official (R) as they meet for talks in Myitkyina, in Kachin state capital. (AFP Photo)

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Myanmar Economy Could Quadruple to $200 Billion

Manufacturing will be integral to the pace of economic growth and may create 10 million jobs.

30 May 2013 AFP, YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar has the potential to quadruple the value of its economy to $200 billion by 2030 if it presses on with reforms, embraces technology and shifts away from agriculture, a study said Thursday.

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Suu Kyi to attend Myanmar energy conference

Published: May 30, 2013 at 6:51 AM   

LONDON, May 30 (UPI) -- Pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to attend an oil and natural gas summit next month in Myanmar, event organizers said.

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25 suspects detained for riot in north Myanmar

(Xinhua) 18:33, May 30, 2013   

YANGON, May 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 suspects were arrested and interrogated for leading communal riot over the last two days in Lashio, Myanmar's northern Shan state, which caused one person killed and five others injured, official sources said.

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အစုိးရႏွင့္ ေကအုိင္အုိတုိ႔ ၿငိမ္းခ်မ္းေရးသေဘာတူညီခ်က္ ၇ ခ်က္

ေမလ ၃၀ ရက္ ၂၀၁၃ ခုႏွစ္။ ျမစ္ၾကီးနားျမိဳ ့။

၁-ႏုိင္ငံေတာ္အစုိးရႏွင့္ ေကအုိင္အုိတုိ႔ ႏုိင္ငံေရးေဆြးေႏြးမႈမ်ား ဆက္လက္ေဆာင္ရြက္ရန္ သေဘာတူသည္။

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Special Report - An image makeover for Myanmar Inc

By Jason Szep and Andrew R.C. Marshall   

YANGON | Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:26pm BST    
 

(Reuters) - He's the flashiest tycoon in one of Asia's poorest cities, with a canary-yellow Lamborghini parked outside his neoclassical mansion.

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Thailand withers as Myanmar rises

Kavi Chongkittavorn  
The Nation May 27, 2013 1:00 am   

Last Thursday while Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at his residence and urging Japan to invest in the mega-project in Dawei, there were news headlines in Myanmar that Abe would be visiting Yangon the next day - offering loads of financial assistance and long-term economic development plans worth nearly US$1 billion.

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West Point Graduation...

Graduating cadets take their oath during the graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, the United States, May 25, 2013. 1,007 cadets graduated on Saturday from the famous military academy founded in 1802. (Xinhua/Wang Lei)
http://english.people.com.cn/90777/8258277.html

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Alstom completes 230kV transmission project in Myanmar

EBR Staff Writer Published 29 May 2013   
 
Alstom T&D India has delivered the 230kV transmission project worth EUR15m in Myanmar to Power Grid Corporation of India.

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Myanmar gov't-KIO talks to continue for 2nd day in Kachin state capital

(Xinhua) 

13:21, May 29, 2013  

MYITGYINA, Myanmar, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Talks between the Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) are due to continue for the second day in the capital of the northernmost Kachin state later on Wednesday.

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Myanmar urges calm after fresh religious violence

29 May 2013, Bangkokpost - Myanmar's government called for calm Wednesday after mobs burned down a Muslim orphanage, a mosque and shops during a new eruption of religious violence in the east of the country.

An ethnic Shan Buddhist monk looks out of a window in a village on the outskirts of Lashio in March 2013. Myanmar's government called for calm Wednesday after mobs burned down a Muslim orphanage, a mosque and shops during a new eruption of religious violence in the east of the country.

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Italthai focuses on 4 core lines, AEC

Orawan Hoichan  
The Nation May 29, 2013 1:00 am  

 

Following the spin-off of construction giant Italian-Thai Development, Italthai Group, under the leadership of president Yuttachai Jonajit, plans to pursue four business lines and tap the Asian Economic Community (AEC) market.

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AEC high in budget allocation

The Nation May 29, 2013 1:00 am   

Agencies seek funds for preparation 

Aside from a narrower deficit, the 2014 budget bill points to one thing - Thailand's commitment to prepare for the Asean Economic Community (AEC).

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China CNPC to complete key Myanmar oil storage facility in 2 months

May 28, 2013, 6:52 PM    


BEIJING (REUTERS) - Top state energy group China National Petroleum Company has completed six oil storage tanks on an island off western Myanmar from which two pipelines will carry fuel to China, and will soon finish six more, an industry official said on Tuesday.

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China's Envoy Tacks With Winds Of Change In Myanmar (Burma)

by Simon Montlake, Forbes Staff   

28 May 2013      

Not a fan of China's dam (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)

Chinese envoys to Myanmar (Burma) used to have it easy. The military junta that handed over power in April 2011 counted on Beijing for political support and reciprocated with over $20 billion worth of investment opportunities in Myanmar’s rich natural resources.

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Myanmar launches new round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels

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By Associated Press, Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 5:18 PM    

MYITKYINA, Myanmar — Myanmar’s government launched a new round of peace talks with ethnic Kachin rebels on Tuesday, seeking to end a major armed conflict that has recently been overshadowed by strife between Buddhists and Muslims in other parts of the country.

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V stands for very confusing Thai politics

28 May 2013, Bangkokpost - The V for Vendetta Guy Fawkes mask is emerging as a prominent symbol of Thailand's political conflict, but for some observers it is also a case of V for Very Confusing.

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NESDB: Baht will remain strong

28 May 2013, Bangkokpost - There is a strong likelihood the baht will continue to appreciate in value throughout the rest of the year, Arkom Tempitayapaisit, secretary-general of the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), said on Tuesday.

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Armed ethnic group backed by China raises stakes in Myanmar, demands separate state

(05-28 12:01)   

Myanmar's most heavily-armed and powerful rebel group has said it is looking to carve out a legitimate state, as experts say it is flexing its muscles amid tense relations with the government.

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China-Myanmar oil, gas pipeline project benefits both: president

English.news.cn | 2013-05-27 21:37:23 | Editor: An

NAY PYI TAW, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar President U Thein Sein said on Monday that the ongoing China-Myanmar oil and gas pipeline project, which is nearing completion this year, is an important and mutually beneficial cooperation project.

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Chelsea Clinton in Myanmar for clean water project

The Associated Press, Posted:   05/27/2013 08:58:17 AM PDT   

YANGON, Myanmar—Chelsea Clinton is carrying out some of her father's globe-trotting work in a country where her mother blazed a diplomatic trail—Myanmar.

Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton,... ((AP Photo/Khin Maung Win))

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Abe’s Myanmar visit may help Japan parry China’s influence

27 May 2013    

by Myat Thura    

Hand in hand: Myanmar President Thein Sein greets Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw on Sunday. | AP

YANGON – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Myanmar, the first by a Japanese leader in 36 years, could counter China’s strong influence in the Southeast Asian country, analysts say.

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Pipelines to make Myanmar trade hub

27 May 2013, Bangkokpost - Myanmar is on track to becoming Asia's newest crossroads with the completion of two overland pipelines to China, expected this month.

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German fled Suvarnabhumi airport as Australian police escort slept

27 May 2013, Bangkokpost - A man being taken back to Germany to face charges after completing a jail sentence in Australia fled from a transit lounge at Suvarnabhumi airport through a fire exit while his Australian police escort was asleep, Thai authorities said on Monday.

Thai police have placed a 10,000 baht bounty on Carlo Konstantin Kohl. (Photo courtesy of Royal Thai Police)

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Police: No South connection in Bangkok bombing

27 May 2013, Bangkokpost - The bomb explosion at the entrance of Ramkhamhaeng Soi 43/1 on Sunday night that injured seven people was not connected to the southern insurgency, Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Kamronwit Thoopkrachang said on Monday.

Police explosive ordnance disposal officers on Monday morning inspect the damage caused by an apparent bomb explosion at the entrance of Ramkhamhaeng Soi 43/1 on Sunday night. (Photo by Surapol Promsaka na Sakolnakorn)

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11 dead, 16 hurt in Myanmar bus crash: state media

26 May 2013 6:42 PM  

Eleven people were killed and 16 injured after a bus rammed into a bridge after suffering a puncture in central Myanmar, state media reported on Sunday.

File photo of a passenger bus driving past an arch in Myanmar. (AFP)

YANGON: Eleven people were killed and 16 injured after a bus rammed into a bridge after suffering a puncture in central Myanmar, state media reported on Sunday.

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Abe puts best foot forward in Myanmar to tap ‘last frontier’

by Maya Kaneko, Kyodo, May 27, 2013        

NAYPYITAW – Shinzo Abe spoke of his personal bond with Myanmar during his official visit, the first by a Japanese prime minister in 36 years, as he sought to boost Japan’s presence and tap its significant growth potential.

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Japan gives Myanmar US$504m loan, cancels debt

Source: Agencies  |   2013-5-27         
  
JAPAN'S government yesterday extended its first loan to Myanmar in 26 years and canceled the remainder of the Southeast Asian country's debt, as Tokyo looks to re-establish strong economic ties with the nation.

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Wave of blasts injures 13 across Yala, Narathiwat

25 May 2013, Bangkokpost - Thirteen people, including 10 security officers, were wounded in a wave of bomb blasts that struck Yala and Narathiwat provinces Saturday.

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2-child limit on Myanmar Muslims

25 May 2013, Bangkokpost, YANGON - Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families.

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Japanese PM leaves for Myanmar on ties

(Xinhua) May 24, 2013    

TOKYO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday left for Myanmar in an effort to promote bilateral ties and improve Japan's economic cooperation with the Southeast Asian country.

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ACE Receives Approval for Myanmar Representative Office

May 24, 2013    

 

The ACE Group said it has received provisional approval from Myanmar’s Directorate of Investment and Company Administration to establish a representative office in the country.

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Two Myanmar Couples Among 68 Aliens Nabbed

ALOR GAJAH, May 24 (Bernama) -- The Melaka Immigration Department detained 68 illegal immigrants, including two married couples, Thursday night and on Friday, for numerous offences in two separate raids the state.

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True Corporation chosen to build Myanmar's internet gateway

25 May 2013 Bangkokpost: True Corporation is expanding its international internet footprint to Myanmar to serve rising online data use and the influx of foreign investors there.

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Kyat slumps as imports flood into Myanmar

25 May 2013 YANGON: Myanmar’s currency has plunged more than 7% over the past month to the lowest since it was floated last year, raising concern about economic stability in Asia’s newest democracy.

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US push on Myanmar enters new phase

25 May 2013     

After a landmark visit by Thein Sein, the United States is looking to a new phase of greater cooperation to encourage reform with Myanmar as it runs out of major symbolic steps.

Myanmar labourers unload pebbles from a ship to be used at construction sites in Yangon. US President Barack Obama said Washington will offer more political and economic support to Myanmar. (AFP PHOTO/Soe Than WIN)

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