Saturday, October 20, 2012

Daily Burma Relted News (Oct 20, 2012)


(1) Suu Kyi to visit India next month : Source : DVB

19-Oct-12
Aung San Suu Kyi will make her first trip in 25 years to India next month, a country where she studied and her mother served as an ambassador, an organiser said Friday.

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(2) Karen National Union to hold ‘emergency meeting’ : Source : DVB

19-Oct-12
Karen National Union (KNU)’s Central Committee is preparing to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss divisions within the organisation’s leadership.

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(3) Business owners call out authorities over loan programme : Source : DVB

19-Oct-12
Small business owners in Magwe division’s Gangaw township have expressed disappointment with municipal authorities who have not provided them the anti-poverty loans that they applied for more than year ago.

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(4) Burmese Beauty Makes Bid for ‘Miss International’ Title : Source : Irrawaddy

19-Oct-12
If the overwhelming show of support she has received online is any indication, Nang Khin Zay Yar is a shoo-in to win Sunday’s Miss International competition in Okinawa, Japan—the first to be contested by a Burmese national in more than 50 years.

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(5) Japan NGO to Provide $3 Million Aid to Burma’s Minorities : Source : Irrawaddy

19-Oct-12
A Japanese Non-Governmental Organization will provide 3 million US dollars to the ongoing peace process in Burma to help ethnic refugees who have suffered from over five decades of civil war, said prominent ethnic leaders.

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(6) Copper mine opposition becoming sensitive Chinese issue : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 19 October 2012 12:17 Mizzima News
The controversial Chinese-backed copper mine in northwestern Burma will continue to operate despite a growing national outcry against the project, local authorities said.

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(7) Bangladesh, Burma maritime agreement hailed as ‘model’ : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 19 October 2012 13:08 Mizzima News
Oil and gas development in the Bay of Bengal is being opened in areas previously disputed by Bangladesh and Burma, creating a potential model for similar maritime disputes among China and its neighbors, a Voice of America (VOA) article said on Friday.

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(8) NLD to Probe Thein Sein’s USDP Role : Source : Irrawaddy

19-Oct-12
RANGOON—As Burma’s latest parliamentary session gets going, the main opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) says it is looking into whether President Thein Sein’s election as head of the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) breaches Burma’s Constitution.

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(9) Convicted Naw Kham Awaits Fate in China : Source : Irrawaddy

19-Oct-12
Naw Kham, the Burmese Golden Triangle militia leader convicted of murder, kidnapping, drug smuggling and ship hijacking on the Mekong River, is still waiting for sentencing after pleading guilty to the charges three weeks ago.

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(10) Big money for Burmese women who marry Chinese men : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 19 October 2012 13:39 Yadanar Oo

Rangoon (Feature) – Burmese marriage brokers are seeking local women to marry men living in China, offering several thousands of dollars as incentive, according to a government anti human-trafficking unit.
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(11) Max Myanmar enters cement deal : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 19 October 2012 14:05 Mizzima News
Max Manufacturing Company of Burma will increase its daily cement production capacity from 500 tonnes now to 2,600 tonnes by the end of next year and 4,200 tonnes in 2014, according to a deal with a Thai

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(12) Amazons busting dope peddlers in Shan State North – More details : Source : Panglong

Friday, 19 October 2012 16:47 S.H.A.N.
More details have emerged following SHAN report on 12 October on women in the Sino-Burmese border township of Muse rising against local drug suppliers for local users.

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(13) Australian energy company partners with Daewoo : Source : Mizzima
Friday, 19 October 2012 14:18 Mizzima News
Woodside Petroleum and Daewoo International Corp. have reached a deal to explore for oil and gas in Burma, giving the Australian firm a foot in the door in a promising oil and gas block.

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