(1) Residents flee as fighting intensifies in northern Shan state : Source : DVB
4-Sep-12
More
than 1,000 Palaung ethnic residents in northern Shan state have fled their
homes as fighting between government forces and several ethnic armed groups
continues to erupt in the region.
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(2) Gov’t may allow daily newspapers next year : Source : DVB
4-Sep-12
Burma’s
new information minister on Sunday predicted newspapers would be able to
publish daily from early 2013, heralding fresh reform for a sector recently
freed from decades of draconian censorship.
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(3) Energy giants gauge Burma’s potential ahead of tender : Source : DVB
4-Sep-12
As
international energy giants flock to Rangoon for the 2nd Myanmar Oil, Gas and
Power road show this week, western and Asian operators are scoping out
investment opportunities in Southeast Asia’s final frontier market.
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(4)
Suu Kyi urges ‘respect’ in constitutional tribunal standoff : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 04 September 2012 12:45
Mizzima News
Any solution to the standoff between
the Burmese Parliament and the Constitutional Tribunal must be settled in a
manner fair to both sides, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said this week.
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(5)
Burma releases 42 child soldiers : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 04 September 2012 12:57
Mizzima News
Forty-two more
child soldiers in the Burmese military were released from the armed forces on
Monday, in a campaign to end recruitment of under-age children, local media
reported.
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(6) KNU Signs Code of Conduct with Govt : Source : Irrawaddy
4-Sep-12
The
Karen National Union (KNU) and government peace negotiators signed the second
draft of a troop “code of conduct” after two-day peace talks concluded in the
Karen State capital Pa-an on Tuesday.
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(7) Four New Ministries Created in President’s Office : Source : Irrawaddy
4-Sep-12
Burma’s
parliament on Tuesday approved the formation of four new ministries within the
President’s Office while at the same time voting to close the Ministry of
Myanmar Industrial Development, and amalgamate the Ministries of Electricity 1
and 2 into one office.
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(8) Western Firms Eye MOGE Deals in Rangoon : Source : Irrawaddy
4-Sep-12
Big
names in the international oil and gas industry rubbed shoulders in the Sedona
Hotel in Rangoon on Monday as Burma’s Ministry of Energy seeks to lure
investment in offshore and onshore exploration.
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(9) Waiting for Reform to Hit the Streets : Source : Irrawaddy
4-Sep-12
RANGOON—It
is long walk through a warren of backstreets to get to the nearest bus stop.
There is no running water and no garbage collection service. Hla Shwe seems to
live in a world away from public utilities even though he resides in an area
only a few minutes’ drive from the bustling downtown of Burma’s former capital,
which remains the main business hub.
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(10)
Arakanese public company to form : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 04 September 2012 13:35
Hnin Pwint
An Arakanese
(Rakhine) public company is being formed with starting capital of 500 million
kyat (US$ 573,723) from an initial investment by 50 shareholders, Than Maung, a
shareholder, said in a meeting at the Arakan (Rakhine) Religious Hall in
Rangoon on Sunday.
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(11) Red Bull Heir Arrested in Deadly Hit-and-Run : Source : Irrawaddy
4-Sep-12
BANGKOK—A
grandson of the creator of the Red Bull energy drink has been arrested for
driving a Ferrari that struck a police officer and dragged his dead body down a
Bangkok street in an early-morning hit-and-run, police said Monday.
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(12)
Eight people rescued after boat overturns on Mekong River : Source : Mizzima
Tuesday, 04 September 2012 14:24
Mizzima News
Villagers in
southwest China's Yunnan Province rescued eight Burmese after a passenger boat
overturned on the Mekong River on Sunday afternoon, said local port
authorities.
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(13) KNU and government verbally agreed on ceasefire Code of Conduct : Source : Karen
4-Sep-12
A
military ceasefire Code of Conduct was the first and the main issue discussed
during the third round of peace-talks held between the Karen National Union and
the Burma government at the Zwekabin Hotel in Hpa-an Town, Karen State
yesterday.
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(14) Shan refugees face repatriation to conflict zones inside Burma : Source : Karen
4-Sep-12
Shan
community groups have voiced concern about the repatriation of over 500
refugees from a camp on the northern Thai border into an area of conflict.
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