Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (August 15, 2012)


(1) Freed Rangoon bomber appeals guilty verdict : Source : DVB

14-Aug-12
Phyo Wei Aung, who was controversially convicted of masterminding a bomb attack in Rangoon in 2010 but recently released from jail, has today appealed to the Supreme Court in Naypidaw to have his guilty verdict overturned.


(2) Myanmar seeks help to build 21st century grid : Source : Bangkok

14-Aug-12
Myanmar has started discussions with foreign companies in a bid to transform its dilapidated national electricity grid, a vital component of the country’s economic reforms.

 

(3) Visiting Myanmar’s Threatened Rohingyas : Source : thelede

14-Aug-12
Despite official obstacles barring most observers and aid workers from western Myanmar, two months after dozens were killed in sectarian clashes and tens of thousands of Muslims were forced from their homes into “resettlement camps,” a television crew from Britain’s Channel 4 News managed to report from the region on Tuesday.

 

(4) Myanmar seeks help to build 21st century grid : Source : Bangkok

14-Aug-12
Myanmar has started discussions with foreign companies in a bid to transform its dilapidated national electricity grid, a vital component of the country’s economic reforms.

 

(5) Suu Kyi city visit in works : Source : Journalgazette

14-Aug-12
Fort Wayne's Burmese community is trying to arrange a visit to the city by Aung San Suu Kyi, the democracy leader of their native Myanmar.

(6) Jeddah Meeting Focuses on Syria, Muslims in Myanmar : Source : turkishweekly
14-Aug-12
Foreign ministers who convened in Jeddah ahead of an extraordinary meeting ofOIC discussed Syria and problems of Muslims in Myanmar.
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