Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (Oct 1, 2012)


(1) Tricky Task of Resettling the Displaced : Source : Irrawaddy

29-Sep-12
The Norwegian-led Myanmar Peace Support Initiative (MPSI) was launched earlier this year to prepare the ground for the eventual return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Burma’s border areas in the wake of government ceasefires with ethnic armed groups.

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(2) Taungoo villagers protest Thauk Ye Khat Dam : Source : Karen

30-Sep-12
Protesting Karen villagers and community organisations concerned that a dam construction will destroy plantations, roads and their way of life stage a protest against the energy company.

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(3) Italian-Thai Company trucks blamed for damaged roads : Source : Karen

29-Sep-12
Villagers from Yay Phyu Township in Tanintharyi Region claim that heavy trucks used by the Italian-Thai Development Company for the Dawei Project are damaging village roads.

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(4) Divided town challenges Myanmar's democracy hopes : Source : Google
1-Oct-12
SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) — There are no Muslim faithful in most of this crumbling town's main mosques anymore, no Muslim students at its university.

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(5) Myanmar leader would 'accept' Suu Kyi in vote : Source : Chinadaily

1-Oct-12
Myanmar leader Thein Sein has said in an interview he would accept Aung San Suu Kyi as president if elected, but added he could not alone amend rules that bar her from power.

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(6) Suu Kyi must realise she is not above public scrutiny : Source : Gulf

30-Sep-12
As I write this, Myanmarese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting the US for the first time in more than 40 years. Before this trip, the last time she visited the US was back in the 1960s, when she spent three years working at the United Nations in New York.

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(7) A Conversation with President U Thein Sein of Myanmar : Source : Keller

30-Sep-12
Following is the transcript of an interview with President U Thein Sein in New York, September 28. He also answered questions before an audience at the Asia Society on September 27, and the video is available here. In both conversations, he spoke through a translator.

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