(1) Burma, Thailand to push stalling port project : Source : DVB
23-Jul-12
Thailand
and Burma
pledged on Monday to press ahead with a multi-billion-dollar deep-sea port
project and to open new border crossings during summit talks focused on
strengthening economic ties.
(2) Exporters reeling after Chinese meat ban : Source : DVB
23-Jul-12
China’s ban on the importation of
Burmese meats has left the country’s exporters with warehouses full of frozen
meat that have yet to find a potential destination.
(3) Zay Kabar Launches Defamation Lawsuit : Source : Irrawaddy
23-Jul-12
Zay Kabar, a Burmese company
accused of illegal land confiscations, is suing Peace and Diversity Party
Chairman Nay Myo Wai who has been helping alleged victims from Shwenanthar Village,
Mingalardon Township,
Rangoon.
(4) Shans Push for Native Language : Source : Irrawaddy
23-Jul-12
More than 200 ethnic Shan delegates
attended a seminar in Rangoon on Sunday to
discuss how to develop Shan language curricula at government schools in Shan State.
(5) Burma, Thailand Sign Dawei MoU : Source : Irrawaddy
23-Jul-12
BANGKOK—In his first visit to
next-door neighbor Thailand as president, Thein Sein on Monday signed three
Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at tightening the growing economic
links between the two countries.
(6)
Thais to be tried in Burmese court : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 23 July 2012 16:58 Mizzima
News
Ninety-two Thais now held for
trespass and encroachment into Burma
opposite Ranong Province will appear in a Burmese court
on July 27, Thai officials said on Monday.
(7) Suu Kyi’s Second Bite at Silver Screen : Source : Irrawaddy
23-Jul-12
RANGOON—After Luc Besson’s controversial film
about democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi last year, a Burmese documentary maker is
to become the very first native director to portray the life of the 67-year-old
Nobel Laureate.
(8)
Mitchell says US keeping some sanctions : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 23 July 2012 12:07 Mizzima
News
Derek Mitchell, the new US ambassador to Burma,
has reaffirmed the importance of keeping some US trade sanctions in place to
encourage further and quicker reforms.
(9)
Aid to Kachin State slowly increases : Source :
Mizzima
Monday, 23 July 2012 12:37 Mizzima
News
Humanitarian aid from the
international community to refugees in Burma’s
Kachin State totaled US$ 16.7 million at the
end of May, according to domestic media reports.
(10)
Burmese medical survey finds patients frustrated : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 23 July 2012 16:05 Mizzima
News
A survey of Burmese medical patients
has found widespread dissatisfaction with the way doctors and the country's
healthcare system serves their needs.
(11) Schools out for Taw Eh Ah : Source : Karen
23-Jul-12
It is early morning in Wa Su Ko village. It
is quiet. Mist from the monsoon rains necklace the surrounding mountains. The
small village is located east of the Burma
town of Tavoy.
A small boy dressed in a big, dirty white shirt and yellow shorts is carrying a
traditional Karen bamboo fish basket trap. The boy is returning from the nearby
river after checking his overnight fishnets. The boy has caught small fishes
for his mother
(12) Burmese commander holding people to ransom : Source : Panglong
Monday, 23 July 2012 15:00 S.H.A.N.
Maj Gen Aung Kyaw Zaw, Commander of
Lashio-based Northeastern Region Command, has issued an ultimatum to the Shan
State Progress Party / Shan State Army (SSPP/SSA) to withdraw from areas in
Lashio, Hsipaw and Mongyai townships within 5 days “if you pity the people
there,” according to
(13) Kachin children sick
with flu in Chinese refugee camp : Source : Kachin
23-Jul-12
Ten-children
in Nakawng Kawng refugee camp in China have a flu believed to have
originated from mosquito bites.
A school
teacher at the camp said the children are getting sick after being bit by
mosquitoes.
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