Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (July 11, 2012)


(1) VP candidate nominated as reshuffle continues : Source : DVB

10-Jul-12
The nomination of chief minister of Rangoon Region and former lieutenant general Myint Swe as the new vice president signals another step forward in the country’s reform process, according to analysts.

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(2) Citizenship law in spotlight as Suu Kyi returns to parliament : Source : DVB

10-Jul-12
Aung San Suu Kyi and the National League for Democracy (NLD) must play a leading role in repealing the authoritarian 1982 citizenship law that rendered the Rohingya stateless in Burma, a group of human rights organisations urged on Monday.

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(3) ‘Right to Protest’ Law Passed in Burma : Source : Irrawaddy

10-Jul-12
Burma’s Ministry of the Interior on Thursday released details of a constitutional law that accords civilians the right to gather and protest peacefully.

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(4) 88 Generation Visits Victims of Arakan Strife : Source : Irrawaddy

10-Jul-12
Leaders of the 88 Generation Students group arrived in the Arakan State capital Sittwe on Tuesday to provide assistance to victims of the recent sectarian violence.

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(5) Maung Aye Hospitalized in Singapore : Source : Irrawaddy

10-Jul-12
Maung Aye, formerly the deputy senior-general under Than Shwe’s military junta and No. 2 in the hierarchy of the ruling State Peace and Development Council, is currently in Singapore receiving emergency treatment after falling victim to a stroke.

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(6) Myint Swe Nominated as New Vice-President : Source : Irrawaddy

10-Jul-12
Military appointees in Parliament nominated ex-Gen Myint Swe, chief minister of Rangoon Region, as the new vice-president of Burma on Tuesday.

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(7) Burma to be ‘Guide’ for US in Asean : Source : Irrawaddy

10-Jul-12
A senior US State Department official says Burma can act as a partner for the United States in Asean during a regional tour looking primarily at boosting business ties.

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(8) Euphoria Gives Way to Harsh Reality : Source : Irrawaddy

10-Jul-12

Burma is on the edge of an economic boom the like of which Southeast Asia has not seen for many years, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) gushed in April. A little over two months later this optimistic assertion has been toned down substantially, with a senior bank official warning that it could be 30 years before

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(9) 2015 elections: Will it be a PR system? : Source : Panglong

Tuesday, 10 July 2012 12:31 S.H.A.N.
In order to prevent a highly likely landslide win by the National League for Democracy (NLD) of Aung San Suu Kyi, the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) may be pushing for a Proportional Representation (PR) system, say political and activist sources in Burma.

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(10) Two dead, six wounded following KIA assault in N.Shan state : Source : Kachin
10-Jul-12
An attack by Kachin resistance forces against a Burma army convoy left two soldiers dead and wounded six others in northern Shan state on July 8.  The raid by troops from the 4th Brigade of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) took place along the road between Nam Hkam (or Nam Kham) and Muse.

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(11) Drug destruction ceremony up over last year : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 17:59 Mizzima News
With opium and illegal drug production increasing in Burma, the authorities reported 220 drug-related arrests in June, according to monthly statistics by anti-drug authorities released on Monday.

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(12) Trespassing Thais held by Burmese authorities : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:15 Mizzima News
Sixty-one Thai nationals who are accused of setting up a rubber plantation inside Burmese territory have been detained on the Burma-Thai border, Burmese state-run media said on Monday.

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(13) Asean human rights document closer to adoption : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 13:00 Mizzima News
The Asean draft Human Rights Declaration is scheduled to be adopted at the 21st Asean Summit to be held in Cambodia in November, according to a Cambodian senior official.

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(14) Dawei contractor says infrastructure financing lined up : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 11:47 Mizzima News
An infrastructure development loan for the Dawei deep-sea port in Burma is likely to be secured from Japan next week, the president of Italian-Thai Development Plc (ITD) told The Bangkok Post on Monday.

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(15) South China Sea dispute: Tough issue for Asean : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 11:23 Mizzima News

A thorny agenda item has appeared at the Asean foreign ministers meeting in Cambodia: a code of conduct in the South China Sea.
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(16) Myanmar aims to bring mobile and Internet to masses : Source : Google
10-Jul-12
BANGKOK — Myanmar fired the starting gun in the process of liberalising its communications networks in a move that could finally bring mobile and Internet access to the masses and drive international investment.

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(17) Myanmar minister views Japanese tech, hopes it will help nation develop : Source : Japantimes

11-Jul-12
Myanmar Commerce Minister Win Myint, visiting a small factory in Tokyo, said he is impressed with Japan's technology and that such firms can assist his country's drive for economic development.

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