Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Daily Burma Related News (Oct 15, 2012)


(1) Burma army-backed party to choose new leadership : Source : BBC

14-Oct-12
Burma's army-backed ruling party is preparing to choose a new leadership.
The Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) wants to regroup after the newly legalised opposition NLD, led by Aung San Suu Kyi, trounced nearly all its candidates in April by-elections.

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(2) Karen people will KNU leaders to unite : Source : Karen

14-Oct-12
An attempt to reunify a recent division in the Karen National Union has made marked progress this week when both sides agreed to talk.

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(3) Heavy rains, landslides force refugee camp schools to close : Source : Karen

14-Oct-12
Bad weather has closed schools and is making life miserable for residents in Umphiem Mai refugees camp that is located on the Thai side of the border with Burma.

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(4) Myanmar's ruling party meets to map out future : Source : Chinadaily

15-Oct-12
Members urged to build on reforms, work in interests of the people
Myanmar's ruling party, the Union Solidarity and Development Party, opened its first party conference in the capital Nay Pyi Taw on Sunday as it vows for a major leadership change and expansion to win public support.

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(5) Myanmar to enjoy rides on Indian engines : Source : Timesofindia      

15-Oct-12

AJMER: The Loco Workshop of Ajmer has renovated age-old shunting engines and is exporting them to Myanmar. Three engines have already been dispatched and two others are ready for export. With advancement in rail transportation, the shunting engines, which ran on metre gauge till a decade back, were

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(6) Act now, says Thai ambassador : Source : Bangkok

15-Oct-12

The $50-billion Dawei project will play a major role in helping Thai firms enter Myanmar over the next three years, helping bilateral partnerships, says the Thai ambassador to Myanmar.

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(7) UGs clash at Myanmar border : Source : Kanglaon

14-Oct-12
IMPHAL, October 14: A fierce encounter took place between two armed groups of the region involving the NSCN (I-M) and another major armed underground group of Manipur last night, October 13, according to a reliable source.

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