(1) Rally organisers denied permits over anti-Rohingya slogans : Source : DVB
3-Oct-12
Arakanese
women who were planning to rally in Sittwe to highlight ‘threats to their
security’ were prevented from demonstrating by police after the slogans they
submitted for review contained incendiary language targeting the area’s
Rohingya minority.
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(2) Displaced persons in desperate need of food: report : Source : DVB
3-Oct-12
After
fleeing from the violence at the frontlines of Kachin state’s civil war, local
citizens displaced along the Chinese border are finding themselves challenged
to meet even basic standards of living.
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(3) Suu Kyi wraps up US tour : Source : DVB
3-Oct-12
Burmese
opposition icon Aung San Suu Kyi paid tribute Tuesday to past models of
democratic transition in Eastern Europe, South Africa and Latin America as she
wrapped up a two-week US tour.
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(4) Draft Law for Disabled Favors Military: MPHA : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Oct-12
A
law drafted by Burma’s Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement to
address the needs of the country’s 1.3 million disabled people will favor
military veterans over the civilian population, according to the Myanmar
Physically Handicapped Association (MPHA).
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(5)
Bangladesh attacks lead to 235 arrests : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 11:47
Mizzima News
Bangladesh authorities have arrested 235 people so far since community violence in three southeastern Bangladesh districts began on Saturday, causing damage to 16 Buddhist temples and dozens of homes. The publication of a photo showing the desecration of the Qu’ran holy book on a social network was cited as a
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Burma’s predicted growth rate increased: ADB : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 16:09
Mizzima News
Burma’s economic growth is expected
to increase to 6.3 percent this year and 6.5 per cent in 2013, up from the
initial projections of 6 per cent and 6.3 per cent, the Asian Development Bank
(ADB) said on Wednesday.
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(7) NGOs Call for Suspension of Shwe Gas Project : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Oct-12
An
alliance of 12 civil society groups in Burma have called for the suspension of
the Shwe Gas pipelines until the project has been properly assessed and the
existing problems have been solved.
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(8) Burma wants to share more revenue with ethnic states: minister : Source : Mizzima
3-Oct-12
Ethnic states in Burma should
receive a greater share of revenue for the exploitation of their natural
resources, a minister in the President’s Office said on Monday.
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(9)
Kissinger, Thein Sein met in New York City : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 12:22
Mizzima News
Burma’s President Thein Sein met with
former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on September 26 in New York City,
a state-run newspaper said on Wednesday.
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(10) Buddhist Monk Arranges Rice Donation to Kachins : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Oct-12
RANGOON—One
of Burma’s most respected senior monks, U Nyanithara, will present a donation
of 100 sacks of rice to people in Putao, a district in the northernmost part of
Kachin State where people have been facing shortages for several months.
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(11)
The role of peace fund initiatives in Burma : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 12:35
Mizzima News
Despite a tenuous
situation, the international community has begun planning and implementing a
range of peace fund initiatives in Burma, including Norway’s Myanmar Peace
Support Initiative and the World Bank’s Community Driven Development Program
using its State and Peace-Building Fund.
(12)
Burmese man tortured to death in police custody, says family : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 12:55
Mizzima News
The Burmese
family of a 19-year-old man who died during police interrogation in a murder
case was brutally tortured, they said, and they are seeking justice in the
case.
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(13) Investment bank opens in Burma : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 13:46
Mizzima News
Burma’s first investment bank,
Mandalay Capital, started by an Uzbekistan man who was educated at Columbia and
Oxford universities, has set up shop in Burma, in spite of the country’s still
nascent investment laws.
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(14) ADB Slashes Growth Forecasts : Source : Irrawaddy
3-Oct-12
BANGKOK—After
years of rapid growth, Asia’s developing economies now face much more modest
prospects and must refashion themselves to reduce dependence on exports, the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) said Wednesday in a report that slashes growth
forecasts for this year and next.
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(15)
Four more special industrial zones set for Burma : Source : Mizzima
Wednesday, 03 October 2012 13:21
Mizzima News
Burma plans to set up seven more
local industrial zones in addition to the existing 18 in the country, official
state-run media said on Wednesday.
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