(1) US kicks off human rights dialogue with Burma : Source : DVB
19-Oct-12
The
US voiced confidence Wednesday it has opened up a channel to discuss the once
taboo subject of human rights with Burma’s leaders after the first ever talks
devoted to the issue.
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(2) Copper Mine to Proceed : Source : RFA
2012-10-18
Amid
growing opposition, local authorities say the mining project in Burma's
Latpadaung mountains will not be halted.
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(3) IMF Cautions Over Salary Hike : Source : RFA
2012-10-18
The
Fund warns the Lao government that a salary increase to civil servants could
affect spending in critical areas.
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(4) Fresh Military Faces for New Parliament Session : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Oct-12
Eighteen
military-appointed MPs were sworn into Burma’s Upper and Lower Houses of
Parliament during the opening day of the new legislative session in Naypyidaw
on Thursday.
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(5) Burmese Govt Warns Public about Dodgy Investments : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Oct-12
Certain
domestic companies with foreign ties have been advertising themselves to the
public as investment banks, however they do not have licenses to operate and
therefore their activities are illegal, Burma’s Ministry of Finance and
Revenue (MFR) has warned.
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(6) Human Rights Dialogue with Burma ‘Very Positive’: US : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Oct-12
WASHINGTON—The
first dialogue on human rights between the USA and Burma was “very positive,” a
senior US official said on Wednesday.
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(7) Spitfire Fighter Planes to be Dug Up in Burma : Source : Irrawaddy
18-Oct-12
RANGOON—Burma
has signed a deal with a British aviation enthusiast to allow the excavation of
a World War II treasure—dozens of Spitfire fighter planes buried by the British
almost 70 years ago.
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(8)
Burmese investigative commission ‘blocked’ locally: Zarganar : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 18 October 2012 12:23
Mizzima News
Efforts of Burma’s
government-appointed commission to investigate the recent communal violence in
Rakhine State have been blocked by local community members “from all sides” who
refuse to cooperate, according to reports.
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(9)
Poppy fields growing in Shan State : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 18 October 2012 12:53
Mizzima News
Reports say growing poppy fields can now be seen from many
roadways in Shan State.
While authorities have warned that poppies must be
grown “at the nape” [out of sight] and “not on the forehead” [within sight],
many fields are visible from roads in the Hopan-Hokhieng area, south of the
Mongpan-Mongton road, according to a report on the Shan Herald website on Thursday.
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Burma’s state-run newspaper now ‘public service media’ : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 18 October 2012 13:06
Mizzima News
“Perspectives,” an editorial section in Burma’s state-run New Light of Myanmar
newspaper, on Thursday announced it was “redefining our paper in this new era
in which we are enjoying more and more freedom of speech, freedom of expression
and freedom of press as fundamental rights of the citizens of the Republic of
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(11) Burma Army shelling
kills three Kachin civilians in Hpakant : Source : Kachin
18-Oct-12
[B]HPAKANT, BURMA [/B]— Army shelling in the
Hpakant jade mining district of western Kachin state killed three Kachin
civilians Wednesday evening, according to local residents.
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(12)
Tourist ferry resumes service on Mekong River : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 18 October 2012 13:48
Mizzima News
A tourist ferry carrying 21 Britons
and two South Africans set off on Wednesday from southwest China for Thailand,
marking the resumption of tourist services on the Mekong River after a
suspension following the
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(13)
Rangoon airport sees over 350,000 tourists in Jan-Sept : Source : Mizzima
Thursday, 18 October 2012 14:18
Mizzima News
The number of tourist arrivals in
Rangoon reached 357,159 in the first nine months of 2012, local media reported
on Monday.
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