Sunday, February 17, 2013

Myanmar president stresses investment in education sector

  • General Sources - Saturday 16th February, 2013

    The sponsor of a British-led team hunting for dozens of rare World War II Spitfires said to have been buried in Myanmar has abandoned the search, saying stories of the stashed planes are merely ...

  • ICT exhibition to be held in Yangon

    People's Daily - Friday 15th February, 2013

    An information and communication technology (ICT) exhibition will be held in Yangon next month, aimed at empowering people with IT knowledge and enabling them to get in close touch with modern IT ...

  • Verdensbanken ser enormt potensial i Myanmar

    Nettavisen - Friday 15th February, 2013

    Washington (NTB-AFP): Det ligger enormt potensial i Myanmars reformprosess, mener visepresident for ?st-Asia og Stillehavet i Verdensbanken, som n? s?rger for elektrisitet til ...

  • World Bank sees enormous potential in Myanmar

    General Sources - Friday 15th February, 2013

    A World Bank official said Friday that Myanmar has "enormous potential" as it undergoes reforms, which have led the Washington-based lender to launch a drive to bring electricity to ...

  • Burma protesters demand justice for mine crackdown

    General Sources - Friday 15th February, 2013

    YANGON, Burma (AP) -- Activists in Burma demanded punishment Thursday for officials who were responsible for the use of incendiary weapons against peaceful protesters at a copper mine, resulting in ...

  • World Bank eyes Myanmar electricity sector as ties expand

    Reuters - Friday 15th February, 2013

    WASHINGTON | Fri Feb 15, 2013 4:30pm EST WASHINGTON Feb 15 (Reuters) - The World Bank is discussing plans to add 120 MW of electricity in Myanmar - enough to provide power to five million ...

  • Demokratiforkjemper fra Myanmar i Norge

    Nettavisen - Friday 15th February, 2013

    Oslo (NTB): En framtredende studentleder og demokratiforkjemper fra Myanmar er p? et tre dager langt bes?k i Norge. Den 50 ?r gamle Min Ko Naing betegnes av Den norske ...

  • Kensington Private Guides Take You Into 2013s Top Festivals Fiestas and Fetes

    Interest! Alert - Friday 15th February, 2013

    ) From reindeer racing, midsummer pagan rituals and camel beauty pageants to crazy street carnivals, leg rowing races and even Ernest Hemingway's favorite f?te, there is no end to the ...

  • As Burma Opens Vietnam Clamps Down on Bloggers

    World Press Review - Friday 15th February, 2013

    It is a sign of the times that a journalist in Burma is writing about a freedom of expression clampdown in a neighboring country. With about 80 political prisoners freed in another amnesty on ...

  • Why Canada is sending so many politicians to Myanmar

    Globe and Mail - Friday 15th February, 2013

    Hoping to see real change come from an opening by Myanmar's autocratic regime, Canada is sending the long-isolated country a heap of politicians. For a little while.A delegation of MPs, ...

  • Jason Mraz Lets Twitter Fans Choose The Woman I Love Noteworthy New Video Features Fans Original

    Interest! Alert - Friday 15th February, 2013

    Jason Mraz Lets Twitter Fans Choose "The Woman I Love"; Noteworthy New Video Features Fans' Original Ideas Submitted Through Unprecedented Twitter Contest; Clip Premiered Last Night ...

  • Thai police seize 1.97 million tablets of methamphetamine near Thai-Myanmar border

    Canada.com - Friday 15th February, 2013

    BANGKOK - Thai police have seized nearly 2 million methamphetamine pills from smugglers near the country's northern border in one of this year's largest drug busts. Police Col. Panudet ...

  • Rape religious persecution still evident in Kachin State

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    Sixty-six Christian churches have been burnt down in Kachin state since the conflict erupted in June 2011, according to the Kachin Women's Association of Thailand (KWAT), a figure that is ...

  • Myanmars bishops call for peace

    Catholic Culture - Friday 15th February, 2013

    The bishops of Myanmar (Burma) are calling for peace in the yearlong conflict between military forces and ethnic Kachins who are seeking political autonomy. "As a Church, we walk with our ...

  • Investors who trample land rights risk bottom line experts

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    (Commentary) - Companies that invest in land and resources in emerging economies risk financial and public relations disasters if local inhabitants feel they are getting ripped off, consultants ...

  • Activists demand justice for copper mine attacks

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    A group of lawyers and activists have demanded punishment for the officials who were responsible for the use of incendiary weapons against peaceful protesters at the Letpadaung copper mine on ...

  • Myanmar India aim to step up pace on Kaladan project

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    The announcement came following talks between Myanmar President Thein Sein and India's Lower House Speaker Meira Kumar in Naypyitaw. They reportedly discussed progress on ...

  • Migrant registration offices open in Thailand

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    The Myanmar Embassy in Thailand on Thursday announced the recommencement of a new period of registration for migrant workers and their employers at 11 sites throughout Thailand beginning Friday, ...

  • A new generation of Burmese-Chinese

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    Li Piaoxing, dressed in a traditional Burmese longyi, was lying on a sling chair in the dusty antique lobby that serves as a base for the Burma Overseas Young Chinese League. Like many other similar ...

  • Indian Look East Policy and the Kaladan Project of Western Burma

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    On April 2, 2008, the Indian government signed an agreement with the Burmese military regime for the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project which is also known as the Kaladan Project. The ...

  • The truth behind the Chinese tourism boom

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    In 2011, Chinese tourists overtook Thais as the leading nationality visiting Burma with, officially, 65,838 visitors. But if you walk around the famous attractions in Rangoon such as Shwedagon ...

  • Japan?s new strategy for Southeast Asia

    Mizzima News - Friday 15th February, 2013

    In just three weeks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sharpened Japan's long-standing ties with Southeast Asia after being returned as leader of the world's third largest ...

  • Source: http://www.myanmarnews.net/index.php/sid/212613191/scat/c3891022f175b678

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