(1) ASEAN mulls providing Rohingyas humanitarian aid : Source : DVB
9-Aug-12
Southeast Asian nations are
considering humanitarian assistance for Rohingya facing “pain and suffering” in
Burma,
the head of the ASEAN regional bloc said Wednesday.
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(2)
Burma’s
president helps fund ’88 24th anniversary event : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 09 August 2012 12:41
Mizzima News
Burma’s President Thein Sein personally sent two cabinet minister
to hand over a check to a former political prisoner to help fund a 24th
anniversary commemoration event of the 1988 protest movement held in Mandalay on Wednesday.
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(3)
Burma to consider allowing
Islamic group to visit Rakhine
State : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 09 August 2012 12:59
Mizzima News
Burma is considering a proposal to allow the Organization of
Islamic Cooperation (OIC) secretary-general to assess the evetns surrounding
the Rohingya Muslim ethnic group in strife-torn Rakhine State,
according to Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa.
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(4) Burma to
abolish foreign exchange certificate in 2013 :
Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 09 August 2012 13:39 Theingi
Tun
Rangoon (Mizzima)
– Burma’s Foreign Exchange Certificate (FEC) will be abolished, most likely in
March 2013, Maung Maung Win, the vice chairman of the Central Bank of Myanmar,
told Mizzma on
Wednesday.
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(5)
Oil, gas investments lead in Burma’s
first five months : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 09 August 2012 14:21
Mizzima News
In the past two decades, a total of
477 foreign companies have invested in Burma, for a total of US$ 41.029
billion as of June 2012.
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(6)
UN appeals to Bangladesh
to allow aid groups to resume work : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 09 August 2012 14:45
Mizzima News
The UN Refugee Agency has called on Bangladesh to allow provision of humanitarian
assistance to refugees that have entered its territory, a UN spokesman told
reporters in New York
on Tuesday.
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(7) Plans to Resume Kachin Peace Talks Stall over Choice of Venue : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Aug-12
The Burmese government and the
Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) say they are ready to resume talks aimed
at ending more than a year of fighting in northern Burma, but have yet to agree on
a place to meet.
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(8) KNU Doubts Govt Peace Efforts : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Aug-12
The Burmese government is avoiding
real political dialogue despite claiming that it wants to build peace with
ethnic armed groups, claims the Karen National Union (KNU).
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(9) Police Dump Homeless Children in Mountains : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Aug-12
A group of homeless families
including around 15 children were arrested by the local authorities in Prome
(Pyay) in Pegu Division on Saturday and dumped at the foot of the Arakan Yoma
mountain range 35 miles away, according to sources.
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(10) New Curfews Imposed in Arakan State : Source : Irrawaddy
9-Aug-12
Three more townships in northern Arakan State
imposed curfews on Wednesday following fresh clashes earlier this week between
Buddhists and Muslims in the strife-torn region, where a total of nine
townships are now under lockdown.
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(11) KIO makes plans for return of refugees following China's request
: Source : Kachin
9-Aug-12
Local Chinese authorities have
requested that Kachin refugees staying in the Nongdao district of Yunnan
Province go back to Burma
as soon as possible, the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) has responded
by building a new camp in its territory to house the displaced families, say
aid workers based in the area.
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(12) Burma army
troops assault Kachin woman in northern Shan state : Source : Kachin
8-Aug-12
On the
morning of August 2, a group of Burma
army soldiers operating in northern Shan state entered the home of 48 year-old
Lahtaw Ja Roi and proceeded to brutally beat her, according to the Kachin Voice
news and website.
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