(1) Thein Sein tipped for Nobel peace prize : Source : DVB
8-Oct-12
President
Thein Sein has been tipped as a frontrunner in this year’s Nobel peace prize
award, days after denying army abuses in Burma’s conflict torn Kachin state,
according to an AFP
report.
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(2) Locals lock horns with military over land dispute : Source : DVB
8-Oct-12
Locals
in Mandalay division’s Maddaya township near Sale village who are engaged in a
land dispute with the Burmese Army’s Air Defence Battalion 1004 have been
sued by for trespassing by the group’s commander.
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(3) Thein Sein visits S Korea, tours military companies : Source : DVB
8-Oct-12
President
Thein Sein arrived in South Korea on Monday for a three-day state visit that will
focus on economic ties and include a tour of military-related companies.
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(4) Aung San Suu Kyi Willing to Run for President : Source : VOA
8-Oct-12
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she
is courageous enough to run for president - if that is what the people want.
The Nobel prize laureate spoke Monday during a news conference at the
headquarters for her National League for Democracy.
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(5) Authorities to Investigate Cause of Mosque Blaze : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Oct-12
Local
authorities in the Arakan State capital of Sittwe said they will launch an
investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed a building within the
compound of the city’s main mosque on Sunday afternoon.
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(6) Campaign to Free Prominent Prisoner Wins Wide Support : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Oct-12
Supporters
of Myint Aye, the imprisoned founder of the Human Rights Defenders and
Promoters (HRDP) network, say they have collected more than 10,000 signatures
since launching a campaign for his release late last month.
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(7)
South Korean companies to build Rangoon power plant : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 08 October 2012 12:11
Mizzima News
Five South Korean companies have
been given the go-ahead to launch a 500-megawatt (mw) gas-fired combined cycle
power plant project in Rangoon’s Thakayta Township, official media reported on
Saturday.
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(8)
US signs important investment law affecting Burma : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 08 October 2012 12:22
Mizzima News
President Barack Obama has signed
into law legislation that will allow the US to back international financial
institutions that support Burma’s economic and social development.
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(9)
Burma to allow private entrepreneurs to generate electricity : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 08 October 2012 12:48
Mizzima News
Private companies in Burma have been
given permission to generate electricity production as independent producers as
part of its bid to help ease power shortages in the country, state-run media
reported on Sunday.
The entrepreneurs will be allowed
to generate 230 KV (kilovolts) and 66 KV, said the Ministry of Electric Power
in a
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(10) Bank Denies Rumors as Depositors Flee : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Oct-12
Burmese
banking officials sought on Saturday to stem a panic after depositors withdrew
nine billion kyat (US $10.5 million) the day before from a leading local bank
on rumors that its owner had been arrested for money laundering.
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(11)
Rangoon monks protest destruction of temples in Bangladesh : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 08 October 2012 13:01
Mizzima News
More than 100 Buddhist monks
demonstrated in front of the Bangladesh embassy in Rangoon on Friday to protest
the recent destruction of Buddhist temples and homes in the Cox’s Bazar area.
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(12) US to Support World Bank, IMF in Burma : Source : Irrawaddy
8-Oct-12
WASHINGTON—US
President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill that will allow his
administration to support the assistance being provided to Burma by
international financial institutions like World Bank and the International
Monetary Fund (IMF).
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(13)
NLD sues two Burmese journals : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 08 October 2012 13:12
Phanida
Rangoon (Mizzima) – A senior
official of Burma’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party has filed a suit
against the Pyimyanmar and Messenger journals for allegedly
saying that he was guilty of a criminal act prior to the court’s passing a
verdict.
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(14)
Anti-drug fighting program extended : Source : Mizzima
Monday, 08 October 2012 13:26
Mizzima News
Burma has extended its 15-year drug
eradication plan (1999-2014) for another five years, state-run media reported
on Saturday.
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(15) Karen group wants ‘clean hands’ in ‘peace talks’: Source : Karen
8-Oct-12
The
European Karen Network (EKN) urged the Burmese government and international aid
donors not to seek to divide the Karen under the guise of ‘peace-talk’
initiatives.
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(16) Thein Sein denies claims of army abuses in
Kachin state : Source : Kachin
8-Oct-12
Burma's President Thein Sein in an interview
with the BBC's Hardtalk TV program that aired last week, dismissed claims that
Burma's military has committed human rights abuses against civilians in Kachin
state.
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