Friday, January 11, 2013

Villagers protesting CNPC’s human waste harming their village


10 Jan 2013

The villagers from Goonshein Village in Kyaukphyu in Arakan State have said 
they will stage a protest as the human excrements dumped 
by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) have been badly affecting their village.

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Karen women’s group endorses KNU talks with government


10 Jan 2013

The Karen Women Action Group, a community-based women’s group working 
out of Rangoon gave its approval for the issues the Karen National Union raised 
in its meeting with the government and its key ministers, including the president
 and the head of the country’s army.

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Burma Army’s use of deadly airstrikes marks brutal escalation in Kachin conflict


10 Jan 2013

First use of airstrikes by the government in twenty years raises prospect of increased 
numbers of civilian deaths in conflict areas – community groups condemned air strikes.

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NGOs criticize Suu Kyi’s ‘failure’ to address Kachin conflict


10 Jan 2013

An alliance of 23 exiled Kachin organizations on Thursday sent an open letter 
to Burmese Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi criticizing her for 
her silence on the issue of the conflict in Kachin State and resultant humanitarian crises, 
and accusing her of sowing “confusion and distrust” by failing to speak out.

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KPMG aims to develop Burmese banking


10 Jan 2013

The first wave of international investment will focus on infrastructure projects 
and developing Burma’s banking system, which has long remained off-limits 
to foreign investors, says KPMG Global Chairman Michael Andrew.

Second Embraer-190 debuts for Myanmar Airways


10 Jan 2013

A second Embraer-190 aircraft leased from GE Capital Aviation Services to Myanmar 
Airways will make its debut flight for the airline, flying Rangoon-Mandalay-Rangoon, on January 11.