Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (26 June, 2012)

(1) Court rules in favour of Suu Kyi’s brother in housing row : Source : DVB

25-Jun-12
A court in Rangoon ruled that Aung San Suu Kyi’s estranged brother, Aung San Oo, is a partial owner of the family’s lakeside estate, where the opposition leader spent 15 years under house arrest.

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(2) Security forces begin resettling displaced Rohingya : Source : DVB

25-Jun-12
Residents in Arakan state’s capital Sittwe said security forces have begun resettling Rohingyas after weeks of rioting.

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(3) Gold shop held up in border town  : Source : DVB

25-Jun-12
Three armed men robbed a gold shop in the border town of Myawaddy on Sunday.Witnesses said three unidentified armed men arrived at Emperor gold shop in the town’s market yesterday afternoon in a car while heavy rains inundated the area.

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(4) Govt Taking Steps to Ensure Trickle Down: ILO : Source : Irrawaddy

25-Jun-12
RANGOON — The Burmese government is taking steps to ensure foreign investment in Burma results in jobs and training for local people, says the International Labour Organization (ILO).

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(5) Thein Sein to visit Bangladesh : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 25 June 2012 13:32 Mizzima News
Burmese President Thein Sein is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on July 15 for three days to discuss closer ties in trade, border management and security affairs, a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official said, according to reports.

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(6) More old Rangoon buildings on the market : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 25 June 2012 16:24 Mizzima News
Another four historical state-owned buildings in Rangoon are on the real estate market to be used as possible hotels to help boost Rangoon’s room shortage.

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(7) South Korean garment businessmen to meet in Rangoon : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 25 June 2012 12:23 Mizzima News
South Korean businessmen from eight companies will discuss opportunities in the clothing and textile sectors with their Burmese counterparts in Rangoon on Wednesday. The garment sector has been badly hit by sanctions and the downturn in the world economy.

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(8) Press release by Shan Drug Watch on International Day Against Drug Abuse and Trafficking : Source : Panglong

Monday, 25 June 2012 19:51 S.H.A.N.
Press release by Shan Drug Watch on International Day Against Drug Abuse and TraffickingNew Shan Drug Watch report: political solution needed to end drug scourge in Burma

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(9) Burma, Bangladesh deny reports of helicopter attack  : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 25 June 2012 10:44 Mizzima News

Authorities in Burma and Bangladesh have denied accounts by Rohingya refugees that a helicopter from their country attacked boats carrying refugees seeking to enter Bangladesh by sea on June 8.
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(10) Parley results unknown but fighting ceases : Source : Panglong

Monday, 25 June 2012 14:59 S.H.A.N.
At the time of this reporting (13:00), SHAN is still trying in vain to call the Shan State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) to ask for the outcome of the meeting between it and Naypyitaw on 22 June, but a report from a reliable local source said fighting which began on 17 June had taken a break on the same day.

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(11) Burma mining, gem conference to open July 23-25  : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 25 June 2012 10:01 Mizzima News
Burma will hold a mining and gem conference in Rangoon on July 23-25, aimed at encouraging foreign partnerships, the mining ministry said on Saturday.

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(12) Thai officials read migrant workers their rights : Source : Karen

25-Jun-12
Last week Thai officials and advocates from a migrant worker rights group held a public meeting to tell workers from Burma what their rights and protection was provided by Thailand’s labor laws.

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(13) Wrong ID card data meant Mon denied electoral representation : Source : Karen

25-Jun-12

Mon politicians and civil society groups claim information on national identity cards has denied them a getting a representative into Parliament. The Mon Literature and Culture Committee (Yangon) wants corrected what they claim is the wrong ethnicity information on national identity cards and the household

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(14) Drug fight faces more challenges : Source : Chinadaily

26-Jun-12
Bumper harvest in Myanmar and rise in Afghan trafficking to blame The fight against narcotics faces increasing challenges amid a bumper poppy harvest in Myanmar and a rise in Afghan drug trafficking, a police official said.

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(15) Myanmar, Bangladesh leaders 'to discuss Rohingya' : Source : News

25-Jun-12
The leaders of Myanmar and Bangladesh will discuss the issue of Rohingya refugees and related unrest near their shared border next month, Bangladesh's ambassador in Yangon said Monday.

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