China Guangxi products exhibition opens in Myanmar

(Xinhua) 08:10, March 31, 2012 ...

YAGNON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China Guangxi products exhibition was opened at the Myanmar Convention Center (MCC) in Yangon Friday aimed at further enhancing and deepening friendly exchanges and trade cooperation between the two nations.

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Aung San Suu Kyi - saviour or inaccessible demigod?

Questions surround the stability of the splintered opposition ahead of Burma's elections

By Esmer Golluoglu, guardian.co.uk, Friday 30 March 2012 20.16 BST ...


It is the election that the world hopes will usher in democracy to a nation that has lived
under five decades of military rule and legitimise the reforms that have taken place since Thein Sein became president in 2010.

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Burma Army Burns Villagers’ Homes To The Ground

March 31, 2012 ...

Burma Army soldiers burnt down the homes of six villagers in Nam San Yang Township in Burma’s Kachin State, near the China-Burma border, on 25 March 2012.

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U.S. and China Press for Influence in Myanmar

By JANE PERLEZ / The New York Times, March 31, 2012 12:00 am ...

HSIPAW, Myanmar -- As Chinese workers in hard hats and red overalls bulldoze deep trenches into the orange soil across northern Myanmar for gas and oil pipelines to China, China's largest energy conglomerate is paying cash for land and trees in the pipelines' path, and building schools and health clinics for some of the poorest people on earth.

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Hazards that spell disaster

Bangkokpost: March 31, 2012 ...

We must hope that the dramatic spate of road accidents on the highways to the North and Northeast this week were not an indicator of what to expect in this year's fast approaching run-up to Songkran.

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Suu Kyi says poll will not be fair

Democracy icon claims violence, irregularities

Bangkokpost: March 31, 2012 ...

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Friday that by-elections to be held this weekend would not be completely democratic, sounding a note of caution over her bid for a seat in parliament.

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Thailand asked to eye investment

 Bangkokpost: March 30, 2012 ... 

The government should make greater efforts to develop infrastructure links between Thailand and Myanmar, says a local business leader.

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Close eye on Myanmar polls

 Bangkokpost: March 30, 2012 ...

International and local observers are gearing up to monitor Sunday's byelections in Myanmar, where political canvassers were busy soliciting support in advance polling that began on Friday.

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Suu Kyi says Myanmar polls not completely fair

Bangkokpost, March 30, 2012 ...

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses foreign and local journalists during a press conference held at her residence in Yangon, on March 30. Suu Kyi said that the upcoming April 1 by-elections would not be completely democratic because of irregularities during preparations.

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