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Nov 7 (Reuters) - Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama will go to Cambodia on Nov. 18 to attend an Asian summit, a Cambodian minister said on Wednesday, adding to speculation he may use the opportunity to visit nearby Myanmar.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Cambodia says Obama to visit, raising Myanmar chances
Nov 7 (Reuters) - Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama will go to Cambodia on Nov. 18 to attend an Asian summit, a Cambodian minister said on Wednesday, adding to speculation he may use the opportunity to visit nearby Myanmar.
Cambodia says Obama to visit, raising Myanmar chances
Nov 7, 2012
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama
will go to Cambodia on November 18 to attend an Asian summit, a
Cambodian minister said on Wednesday, adding to speculation he may use
the opportunity to visit nearby Myanmar.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Four get death penalty for Chinese sailor deaths
Published: 6/11/2012 at 03:48 PM
Bangkokpost - Four members of a gang accused of masterminding the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year were sentenced to death by a court in southwest China on Tuesday.
Bangkokpost - Four members of a gang accused of masterminding the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year were sentenced to death by a court in southwest China on Tuesday.
Parts of Myanmar 'very tense'
Published: Nov. 5, 2012 at 1:11 PM
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The situation in the Myanmar state of Rakhine remains "very, very volatile" after October violence left at least 89 people dead, a U.N. official said.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The situation in the Myanmar state of Rakhine remains "very, very volatile" after October violence left at least 89 people dead, a U.N. official said.
Weapons seized at Myanmar border
Bangkokpost, Published: 4/11/2012 at 06:03 PM
TAK - Thai soldiers on Sunday seized many heavy firearms, including rifles and machine guns, and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition in Tak's Mae Sot district, near the Thai-Myanmar border.
TAK - Thai soldiers on Sunday seized many heavy firearms, including rifles and machine guns, and more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition in Tak's Mae Sot district, near the Thai-Myanmar border.
The two ills of Myanmar
EDITORIAL, Published: 6/11/2012 at 12:00 AM
Bangkokpost - Myanmar is showing the face of reform to the world. But our western neighbour is also displaying what a long, tough road still lies ahead. President Thein Sein and the elected parliament are rightly celebrating a new foreign investment law. At the same time, the country is at the centre of controversies over its failure to deal with drug trafficking, and is being rightly condemned around the world for its treatment of Rohingya people.
Bangkokpost - Myanmar is showing the face of reform to the world. But our western neighbour is also displaying what a long, tough road still lies ahead. President Thein Sein and the elected parliament are rightly celebrating a new foreign investment law. At the same time, the country is at the centre of controversies over its failure to deal with drug trafficking, and is being rightly condemned around the world for its treatment of Rohingya people.
From Myanmar to Bangalore, on business
Rhik Kundu, TNN | Nov 6, 2012, 06.51AM IST
BANGALORE: They have come all the way from Myanmar to the IT capital to take back home some new ideas on doing business. The visit has been worth it, said the 21 MBA students from Mandalay University.
BANGALORE: They have come all the way from Myanmar to the IT capital to take back home some new ideas on doing business. The visit has been worth it, said the 21 MBA students from Mandalay University.
MSF medical care affected by violence in Myanmar
China.org.cn, November 6, 2012
As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams work to reach communities affected by the violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, they face ongoing antagonism generated by deep ethnic divisions, according to MSF.
As Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams work to reach communities affected by the violence in Rakhine State, Myanmar, they face ongoing antagonism generated by deep ethnic divisions, according to MSF.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Scott Leckie: ‘Burma could very easily become the displacement capital of Asia’
Following the publication of Displacement Solutions
recent report on housing, land and property rights in Burma, DVB’s David
Stout spoke with the organisation’s founder and director Scott Leckie
about land disputes and new legislation in the country
Burma: Continued Violations of Fundamental Freedoms and New Forms of Control Expose the Empty Façade of Reforms
Mon, 2012-11-05 14:23 — editor
Human rights protection in Burma will remain illusory if fundamental
freedoms of expression, assembly and association are not properly
safeguarded in the current legal reforms in Burma, warned the Asian
Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) after concluding a
fact-finding mission in Burma.
Preliminary Findings of FORUM-ASIA’s Fact-Finding Mission
Rangoon/Bangkok, 05 November, (Asiantribune.com):
Leading rights activist declines to speak out on behalf of Myanmar's Muslims
First Published: 2012-11-04
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Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi
causes disappointment among international supporters for her muted
response to violence that has swept Rakhine state.
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World Bank returns to Myanmar
Nov 6, 2012
By Carey L Biron
WASHINGTON - The World Bank has approved a major new development package for Myanmar, marking the first time the Washington-based development institution has lent to the country in a quarter century.
By Carey L Biron
WASHINGTON - The World Bank has approved a major new development package for Myanmar, marking the first time the Washington-based development institution has lent to the country in a quarter century.
Four Projects to Boost Myanmar Gas Supplies
OIC To Hold Special Meeting On Myanmar Developments
November 05, 2012 15:30 PM
Norway opens embassy in Myanmar
Nov 5, 2012 - Prime
Minister Jens Stoltenberg (photo) on Sunday opened Norway's first
embassy in Myanmar (Burma). Her also had talks with opposition leader
Aung San Suu Kyi.
