Monday, September 17, 2012

Myanmar Gets Record Investment After Years of Isolation


16-Sep-12
Myanmar, shunned since the 1990s for tolerating corruption and human trafficking, 
is set for record foreign investment in 2012 led by oil companies after the southeast 
Asian nation took its first steps toward democracy. 

Myanmar activist cancels US trip


16-Sep-12

YANGON: A prominent Myanmar activist said Saturday that he is canceling 

a trip to the United States to receive a democracy award, to show solidarity 

with more than a dozen fellow activists whose applications for passports 

have apparently been denied.


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Girl's death 24 years ago haunts quest for justice in reformist Myanmar


17-Sep-12
 (Reuters) - The first two bullets struck her legs. The third one ploughed through her chest, 
shredding a lung and drenching her uniform with blood.

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Burma plays the race card


16-Sep-12

Its Buddhist majority might see fit to rally behind Aung San Suu Kyi 

for greater democratic rights while it continues to persecute other groups.

 

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Myanmar’s junta-built dams take their toll on river life


16-Sep-12

Maung Nyo, a fisherman from Rwarma village 40km north of Yangon, 

can no longer rely on the Myit Makha River for his livelihood.
“We can’t feed our families because we never catch enough fish nowadays. 

Some are even finding other jobs,” he said.


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Myanmar to exhibit precious jade products in China-ASEAN expo


16-Sep-12
YANGON (Xinhua) - A Myanmar exhibition team comprising over 90 gem companies 
will display Myanmar's precious jade products at the upcoming 9th China-ASEAN Expo 
(CAEXPO) in Nanning, the capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, 
official media reported Sunday.

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