(1) US Senate pushes to extend ban on Burmese imports : Source : DVB
20-Jul-12
The US Senate’s Finance Committee
on Wednesday voted to maintain a ban on Burmese imports for three additional
years.
(2) Port Development in Burma Pushed : Source : RFA
2012-07-22
Thailand
invites Burma's
President to inspect a deep-sea port on the first day of his trip to the
neighboring nation.
(3) A Ride Around Rangoon : Source : Irrawaddy
21-Jul-12
If you are familiar with Asian
cities, one of the first things that will strike you in Rangoon is the complete absence of
motorcycles in the streets.
(4) Visa, MasterCard for 2013 SEA Games : Source : Irrawaddy
21-Jul-12
Burmese high street banks are
preparing to offer credit card transactions to facilitate smooth money
transfers in time for the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, claim financial experts.
(5) Putao residents
suffering from food shortages : Source : Kachin
21-Jul-12
Food prices
are rising in Putao making life even more difficult for residents of the town
in northern Kachin
State.
Before the
conflict between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and Burmese military
started over a year ago there was enough food from the rice and vegetable farms
in the surrounding areas. The clashes have forced many farmers to abandon their
farms making the community reliant on rice transported from Myitkyina.
(6) Myanmar President to Meet Yingluck Over Stalled Deep-Sea Port : Source : Bloomberg
23-Jul-12
Myanmar
President Thein Sein
meets Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok today to assess options for a planned
$8.6 billion port and industrial zone that has struggled to attract private
sector financing.
(7) Heavy
rain is causing flooding in Hpakant : Source : Kachin
21-Jul-12
Heavy rain has raised the Uru
Hka River
water levels causing heavy flooding in the homes near jade mining operations in
Hpakant township in Kachin
State, northern Burma.A
resident said the flooding which started on July 16 is making life hard for
everyone involved.
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