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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Thailand, Myanmar share common destiny

• Published: 17 May 2013 

One of the exaggerated nuggets of official Thai history focuses on Siamese independence in December 1767 after its capital Ayutthaya had been sacked by converging Burmese armies seven months earlier.

Myanmar President Thein Sein, left, and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra inspect a guard of honour at Government House last year. Once traditional rivals, both Thailand and Myanmar now need each other—and must work together—for their economic prosperity and peace.

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US visit endorses ‘Myanmar’s Spring’, says Thein Sein aide

AFP, May 17, 2013

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Thein Sein. Photo: AP

President Thein Sein’s historic invitation to the White House is an endorsement of “Myanmar’s Spring” and a further sign that the former pariah’s reforms are irreversible, a senior Myanmar official said.

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Manmar Peace Process

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Myanmar Peace Process; Armed Group Profiles; Ceasefire terms; Ceasefire agreement; a concrete report "Deciphering Myanmar's Peace Process: A Reference Guide Book 2013"

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Peace Process in Myanmar

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ခ်မ္းေျမ့ပါေစ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjQVpfoLo_M&feature=player_embedded#!

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U Win Tin and U Aung Kyaw Zaw's talk about peace

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE65gQXuqAE&feature=player_embedded

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