(1) Burma abolishes pre-censorship, but forbids criticism of state : Source : DVB
20-Aug-12
The Burmese
government announced on Monday that it has abolished pre-censorship of its
media, but local papers say they have been issued a strict set of guidelines
that forbid them from criticising the state.
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(2) Burma Ends Censorship : Source : RFA
2012-08-20
But self-censorship concerns remain as work
continues on reforms.The Burmese government announced on Monday the
lifting—after 50 years—of direct censorship of print media, removing
requirements that journalists submit articles on religion or politics for
government review before publication.
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(3) Irrawaddy region’s infrastructure exacerbates flooding : Source : DVB
20-Aug-12
The
Irrawaddy region’s parliament may need assistance from the central government
to provide urgent relief after heavy flooding deluged swathes of central Burma
last week.
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(4) KIO Prepares for Return of Refugees : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Aug-12
Under
pressure from the Chinese authorities, the Kachin Independence Organization
(KIO) says it has agreed to take back about 4,000 Kachin refugees who are
currently staying in southwestern China’s Yunnan Province.
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(5) UN Calls on Govt to Release Aid Workers Still in Detention : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Aug-12
The
United Nations’ top official in Burma said he welcomed the release last week of
aid workers detained since violence broke out in Arakan State in June, but
urged the government to free others still behind bars.
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(6) Land Rights Activist Hit with Court Summons : Source : Irrawaddy
20-Aug-12
RANGOON—An
activist has been summoned to appear in a Rangoon Division court to answer
defamation charges filed by a Burmese company he accused of illegal land grabs.
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(7) Karen communities in Australia celebrate to protect their culture : Source : Karen
20-Aug-12
Karen
people who have resettled in Australia are determined that their children do
not forget their heritage or their traditions. This year a Karen community
living in Melbourne, Victoria invited other ethnic groups from Burma and local
Aboriginal leaders to attend the annual wrist-tying ceremony.
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(8) Burma forms commission to investigate Rakhine State unrest : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20
August 2012 12:26 Kyaw Phone Kyaw
Rangoon (Mizzima)
– The Burmese government has formed a 27-member commission including political
party leaders, former political prisoners, opposition leaders, Muslim and
Buddhists religious leaders and others to recommend short and long-term
solutions to the community unrest in Rakhine State.
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(9)
NLD opens office in Naypyitaw, Burma’s capital : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20 August 2012 13:03 Mizzima
News
The National League of Democracy
(NLD) opened an office in Naypyitaw, Burma’s capital, on Wednesday, marking the
rise of the once suppressed opposition political party, many of whose members
now hold a seat in Parliament after serving prison terms for their
pro-democracy activities.
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(10)
US ambassador expresses concern over Foreign Investment Law :
Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20 August 2012 14:19 Mizzima
News
The new US ambassador to Burma,
Derek Mitchell, has praised the country’s leaders in his first in-depth
interview, but he expressed concern about the fragility of the reform effort.
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(11) 500 civilians flee Kachin state's Hpakant area as Burma army moves in : Source : Kachin
20-Aug-12
An
estimated group of more than 500 civilians in the Kachin Independence
Organization (KIO) controlled section of the Hpakant jade mining district, fled
their village over the weekend to escape Burma army troops who have moved into
the area.
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(12)
Burma could become middle-income nation by 2030: ADB :
Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20 August 2012 13:56 Mizzima
News
Burma could follow Asia’s fast
growing economies and expand at 7-8 per cent a year, becoming a middle income
nation with triple its per capita income by 2030, if it can surmount
development challenges through reforms, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB)
study released on Saturda
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(13)
Visa says international ATM service in Burma months away :
Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20 August 2012 13:22 Mizzima
News
Visa has started training Burmese
local bank employers to use electronic payment systems to help modernize the
economy, but it says the full introduction of ATM machines that can use international
credit cards is months away because of poor infrastructure.
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(14)
Indonesia to help rebuild homes for Rohingyas in Burma :
Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20 August 2012 16:21 Mizzima
News
The Indonesian government has
appointed a former vice president to be a special envoy to offer aid to Muslim
Rohingya in Burma, according to local media reports.
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(15)
Burma enhances airline ground services : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 20 August 2012 14:31 Mizzima
News
Burma’s state-run domestic airline
has agreed to jointly operate ground handling airline services with the Dnata
Company, based in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), under a memorandum of
understanding signed in Rangoon, official media reported on Sunday.
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