(1) Prominent Burmese Activist Cancels Trip to US : Source : Irrawaddy
16-Sep-12
RANGOON — A
prominent Burmese activist said Saturday that he is canceling a trip to the
United States to receive a democracy award, to show solidarity with more than a
dozen fellow activists whose applications for passports have apparently been
denied.
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(2) In Pictures—Monywa Copper Mine : Source : Irrawaddy
15-Sep-12
Protests at the Letpadaung mountain range copper mine have been steadily growing over the past two months. What began as a few dozen farmers in Sagaing Region demonstrating over land grabs and inadequate compensation has quickly escalated into a mass uprising against extractive industries which
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US to announce lifting of some import bans: report : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 14 September 2012 15:29
Mizzima News
In a move to reward Burmese
President Thein Sein and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the US
administration is planning to announce its intention to remove certain – if not
all– import bans on Burma, according to reports.
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Suu Kyi departs Sunday for event-filled, 14-day US tour : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 14 September 2012 11:43
Mizzima News
Call it the second lap of Aung San
Suu Kyi’s worldwide tour to gather laurels as one of most prominent democracy
defenders in recent times.
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(5) Myanmar to exhibit precious jade
products in China-ASEAN expo : Source : Philstar
16-Sep-12
YANGON (Xinhua) - A Myanmar exhibition team
comprising over 90 gem companies will display Myanmar's precious jade products
at the upcoming 9th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) in Nanning, the capital of south
China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, official media reported Sunday.
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(6) Myanmar’s junta-built dams take their toll on river life
: Source : Gulftimes
: Source : Gulftimes
16-Sep-12
Maung Nyo, a fisherman from Rwarma village 40km
north of Yangon, can no longer rely on the Myit Makha River for his livelihood.
“We can’t feed our families because we never catch enough fish nowadays. Some
are even finding other jobs,” he said.
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(7) Burma plays the race card : Source : Latimes
16-Sep-12
Its Buddhist majority might see fit to rally behind Aung San Suu Kyi for greater democratic rights while it continues to persecute other groups.
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(8) Girl's death 24 years ago haunts quest for justice in reformist Myanmar : Source : In.teuters
17-Sep-12
(Reuters)
- The first two bullets struck her legs. The third one ploughed through her
chest, shredding a lung and drenching her uniform with blood.
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(9) Myanmar activist cancels US trip : Source : Thehimalayantimes
16-Sep-12
YANGON: A prominent Myanmar activist said Saturday
that he is canceling a trip to the United States to receive a democracy award,
to show solidarity with more than a dozen fellow activists whose applications
for passports have apparently been denied.
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(10) Myanmar Gets Record Investment After Years of Isolation : Source : Businessweek
16-Sep-12
Myanmar,
shunned since the 1990s for tolerating corruption and human trafficking, is set
for record foreign investment in 2012 led by oil companies after the southeast
Asian nation took its first steps toward democracy.
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