(1) Prominent activists hand out aid in Arakan state : Source : DVB
11-Jul-12
The 88 Generation Students group arrived in Arakan state’s capital Sittwe
on Wednesday to hand out donations and provide moral support to victims of last
month’s sectarian riots.
(2) NLD barred from assembling during Martyrs’ Day in Pegu : Source : DVB
11-Jul-12
National League for Democracy
members in Pegu who were planning to commemorate Burmese Martyrs’ Day on 19
July have been barred by the town’s authorities from assembling in front of
statute of General Aung San.
(3) Burma calls for investment in telecom sector : Source : DVB
11-Jul-12
Burma 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.
(4) US to Invest in Burma’s Oil : Source : RFA
2012-07-11
Americans are now allowed to pump
investments into Burma’s
contentious energy sector despite opposition warnings.
(5) Army Nominates Ex-General for VP : Source : RFA
2012-07-10
Observers say the candidate may
bridge the gap between hardliners and reformers in Burma.A former general
nominated to be Burma’s
vice-president is unlikely to be an obstacle to continued democratic reform if
confirmed to the post, observers say, as lawmakers seek to replace a hardliner
who has resigned.
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(6) Burmese Protest Thai Takeover of Monastery : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
Around 150 Burmese residents of
Chiang Mai protested on Monday against plans by Thailand’s Department of Religion
(DOR) to hand over the Wat Sai Moon monastery to a Thai abbot.
(7)
Karen civil group criticizes Norway Peace Initiative : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 16:09
Mizzima News
A Karen community-based organization
says the Norway Peace Initiative process to help achieve a long-lasting peace
in Burma
may be fueling added tensions in the region. A fundamental issue, he said, is
the lack of trust between the ethnic groups and the government.
(8) NLD Culls Security Staff after Criticism : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
A number of security staff for the
National League for Democracy (NLD) have been sacked following severe criticism
of the heavy-handed treatment of international and domestic media.
(9) In Pictures—China’s Dream of Burmese Gas : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
The controversial Shwe Gas pipeline
project dissects Burma from
the Bay of Bengal in western Arakan State through to the Chinese border in northeastern Shan State.
(10)
Alarm over threat to Burma’s
tiger population : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:41
Mizzima News
(Feature) – Burma has the world’s largest
sanctuary for endangered tigers, but experts are warning its population is
dangerously threatened by poachers and ethnic fighting in the area.
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(11) Rangoon Farmers Rue Lost Rice Paddies : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
More than 3,000 acres of paddy
fields in Thone Kwa Township
in southern Rangoon Division have been destroyed by flooding following heavy
rains, say local farmers. Some 40 villages are affected, including Lattpan, Kan
Myint and Taung Moe Kan Kwin.
(12) Burma’s Irresponsible New Media : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
The emergence of free media in Burma after six
decades of oppression is not going the way anybody expected just weeks ago, and
the trend is ominous.
(13)
Burma
to start family planning campaign : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 13:49
Mizzima News
Burma will address the issue of women’s health, family planning
and contraceptives, following a funding initiative by Britain and
other donors, which was announced on Wednesday in Naypyitaw.
(14) US Poised to Allow Investment in Burma : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
WASHINGTON DC—The United States is
poised to allow US companies to invest with Burma’s state oil and gas
enterprise as the Obama administration takes its biggest step yet to roll back
sanctions, marking a rare break from democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
(15)
KIA, gov’t forces clash in northern Shan
State : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 14:06
Mizzima News
Fighting continues between the
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese government forces, the latest clash
claiming two government soldiers killed and six wounded, according to KIA
officials.
(16)
Burma
visa-on-arrival available at two more int’l airports : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 12:14
Mizzima News
Burmese authorities reportedly plan
to extend visas-on-arrival to the Naypyitaw and Mandalay International
Airports, local Burmese
media said on Tuesday. It was unclear if the visa-on-arrival will apply to
tourists.
(17) Gusmao Set to Return as Timor-Leste PM : Source : Irrawaddy
11-Jul-12
DILI—Saturnina da Silva doesn’t
have a name for her baby boy yet, born just 12 hours before Saturday’s
parliamentary election in the tropical half-island nation.
(18)
Myint Swe nominated for vice president : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 10 July 2012 11:32 Mizzima
News
Military members of the Burmese
Parliament on Monday nominated Rangoon Region Chief Minister Myint Swe as the
country's new vice president to succeed hardliner Tin Aung Myint Oo who
resigned for health reason.
(19) Freedom of the press and media soon? Think Twice! : Source : Panglong
Wednesday, 11 July 2012 09:42 Sai
Aung Hsen
Exiled journalists are still wary despite the
government's promise of reform and media relaxation
The
government of Burma
has been surprising the world with its political and economic reforms. Many
people are excited about the recent news that the government vowed to abandon
its censorship board, which has long been oppressive to media. Despite some
media relaxations, many exiled journalists still doubt there
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