(1) Experts warn of further concentration of wealth : Source : DVB
22-Aug-12
If
Burma’s reforms stay on track, its growth rate could be on par with Asia’s
fastest growing economies; however, some experts fear the impoverished nation’s
wealth may remain concentrated in the hands of a few.
(2) Army reinforces troops in Shan group’s territory : Source : DVB
22-Aug-12
The
Shan State Army-North is on high alert as the Burmese army reinforces troops
inside the group’s territory in central Shan state.
(3) Will the Burmese Parliament impeach the Constitutional Tribunal? : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday,
22 August 2012 14:54 Myat Kyaw Thu
Rangoon (Mizzima)
– The members of Burma’s Constitutional Tribunal say they will not resign in
spite of a movement in the Lower House of Parliament that seeks their voluntary
resignations.
(4) Lashio Hit by Worst Floods in Half a Century : Source : Irrawaddy
22-Aug-12
LASHIO,
Shan State — At least one person is dead and two others are missing after flash
floods hit low-lying areas of northern Shan State’s largest city, leaving
hundreds homeless.
(5)
Up to 4 million Burmese working abroad : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:01
Mizzima News
Nearly four million Burmese are now
working in foreign countries, according to recent Parliament discussions.
(6) Shan Ceasefire Starts to Show Cracks : Source : Irrawaddy
21-Aug-12
Despite
a peace deal with Naypyidaw still being in place, ethnic Shan rebels say that
tensions with government troops are growing more acute as they are being forced
to withdraw from certain economically strategic bases.
(7)
Burmese Commission heads to Rakhine State this week: report : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:32
Mizzima News
Zarganar, the well-known Burmese
comedian who is a member of a commission named to look into the causes of
violence in Rakhine State, said on Tuesday the group would spend two days there
this week, according to a report by DPA, the German news agency.
(8) Laos Upgrades Burma Border Security at Mekong : Source : Irrawaddy
22-Aug-12
VIENTIANE,
Laos—A new military road is to be built along the Mekong River where it forms
the Burma-Laos border in order to enhance security in the tumultuous Golden
Triangle region where pirates have been terrorizing trade.
(9)
Burmese banks need upgrade before foreign investment : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 15:50 Than
Htike Oo
(Interview) – The Burmese Central Bank Deputy
Governor Maung Maung Win was interviewed in the bank’s Rangoon office on August
10. He discussed the bank’s stance on liberalization of the financial markets,
the opening of foreign commercial banks, the exchange rate unification and
interest rates, among
(10) China Reacts to Burma’s Nascent Media Reform : Source : Irrawaddy
22-Aug-12
The
end to pre-publication censorship in Burma has generally been welcomed by
Chinese journalists, but has also led China’s leading right-wing daily to
publish an ambiguous editorial stating that Naypyidaw should not serve as
Beijing’s role model.
(11)
Hotel expansion planned for Burma's capital : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 16:17
Mizzima News
Burma will build 19 hotels in
Naypyitaw, the capital, in anticipation of the upcoming 27th Southeast Asian
Games set for the end of 2013, local media reported.
(12) Search for Indonesian Quake Victims Hampered : Source : Irrawaddy
22-Aug-12
PALU,
Indonesia—Helicopters on Tuesday dropped the first food and emergency supplies
to a remote mountainous area three days after a deadly earthquake rocked a north
Indonesian island and triggered landslides that cut off villages, a disaster
official said.
(13)
Burmese gov't says religious discrimination not factor in violence : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 22 August 2012 16:41
Mizzima News
The Burmese government said the
unrest in Rakhine State was not related to any kind of religious persecution or
discrimination, in an article in the state-run New Light of Myanmar on
Wednesday.
(14) Ethnic political parties want news in their language : Source : Karen
22-Aug-12
A group
of six ethnic political parties from Burma – the Nationalities Brotherhood
Forum, released a statement to announce that they want newsletters and journals
published in ethnic languages as they cannot rely on the government to do so.
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