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Title: BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 72 – DECEMBER 2012
Date of publication: December 2012
Description/subject: IN THIS ISSUE:- KEY STORY: Monywa copper mine; Commission appointed; China defends Monywa project... INSIDE BURMA: Rohingya IDPs’ condition “dire”; Fighting & IDPs in Kachin State; Arms from Sweden via India; Regime, CNF sign agreement; Methamphetamine production... HUMAN RIGHTS: Arbitrary detention continues... DISPLACEMENT: Rohingya continue to flee; Migrant workers in Thailand... INTERNATIONAL: UNGA adopts Burma resolution... ECONOMY: Burma’s corruption; Uncertainty over Tavoy SEZ; Foreign financial investment... OTHER BURMA NEWS... REPORTS
Language: English
Source/publisher: ALTSEAN-Burma
Format/size: pdf (162K)
Date of entry/update: 03 January 2013
ML > Activism and Advocacy (groups from Burma, solidarity groups, campaigns, publications) > Online publications by Burma solidarity groups > ALTSEAN-Burma archive


Title: US President Barack Hussein Obama's historic visit to Burma
Date of publication: 12 December 2012
Description/subject: Special news pictorial
Language: English
Source/publisher: "Arakan" - Arakan Rohingya Organisation (ARNO)
Format/size: pdf (3.9MB)
Date of entry/update: 03 January 2013
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.


Title: THE ROHINGYA PROBLEM: WHY AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD
Date of publication: 15 August 2012
Description/subject: [Author’s Note: Keynote speech delivered at the International Conference on “Contemplating Burma’s Rohingya People’s Future in Reconciliation and (Democratic) Reform,” held on August 15, 2012 at the Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand].....A legal and historical analysis
Author/creator: Dr. Habib Siddiqui
Language: English
Source/publisher: " "Arakan" - Arakan Rohingya Organisation (ARNO)
Format/size: pdf (829K)
Date of entry/update: 03 January 2013
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.


Title: Racism to Rohingya in Burma
Date of publication: 27 December 2012
Description/subject: The present document is a critique of a 2005 paper by Dr Aye Chan, "The Development of a Muslim Enclave in Arakan (Rakhine) State of Burma (Myanmar)" - see Alternate URL
Author/creator: Dr. Abid Bahar
Language: English
Source/publisher: "Arakan" - Arakan Rohingya Organisation (ARNO)
Format/size: pdf (313K)
Alternate URLs: http://www.soas.ac.uk/sbbr/editions/file64388.pdf (Dr. Aye Chan's paper)
Date of entry/update: 03 January 2013
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.


Title: "The Myanmar Times" December 17-23, 2012, No. 657
Date of publication: 23 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Police make arrests over mine protest...Thousands of monks protest, issue demands...USDP has no plans to change voting system, says U Htay Oo...UN, govt urge housing for nation’s low-income earners...More than 1000 detained in Rakhine, says minister...Justice is needed at Letpadaung: Daw Suu...Lack of development sparked riots: govt...Myanmar media industry still sceptical...Program aims to upgrade worker skills...Commission will report over 300 land grabs to hluttaw...Rights commission submits draft law to president’s office...Vipassana proponent SN Goenka to give lectures this month...MCDC facing action over evictions...Ward, village administrator selection to finish Dec 30 in Mandalay...Heads of three Buddha images stolen in Inwa...SNDP prepares for national assembly...Members should work for party: Daw Suu...NLD warns over ward complaints...Lack of jobs for disabled costing $1.2b, say NGOs...Paleoclimatic study begins in Mon, Kayin...Miners call for more talks after chairman misses Dec 3 meeting...Arrested miners charged...Ministry urges mothers to agree to blood tests...Townace destroyed in fire...No belief in peace process: survey...KDDI tests waters in Myanmar...Marine fish exports slump, says MMFA...Dyeing firms hope to grow with garment sector...Ministry issues LPG cylinder warning...Heritage forum focuses on Theingyi Market...Shwegondaing flyover ready by late 2013.....FOREIGN RELATIONS: Ministry to seek more talks with Thailand on workers...Sweden asks India to clarify arms presence in Myanmar...Association, Dutch firm team up on milk project...Myanmar centre of fight against drugs, says UN...UNICEF gets new country chief...Corporate social responsibility in Myanmar...UN under secretary general Amos makes visit...Sensation Jason Mraz performs live in Yangon: What do you have to say?...Mining chief asks businesses to fight slavery...OECD calls on Oz to mull sovereign fund...Vietnamese prawn farmers consider Myanmar venture...Woodside buys 50pc stake in MPRL’s A-6 block..... OPINION: "Corruption index: an exercise in futility" - Derek Tonkin...Why I opposed tribunal law changes - Ye Tun..... TIME OUT: Comedian Zarganar finds humour in his darkest days...Sung Thin Par ends seven year hiatus...English language arts mag to hit stands...‘The Final Exhibit 2012’ at Gallery 65...Performance artists create change...Food Review.....SOCIALITE.....TRAVEL: Haphazard observations about Nepal.....CLASSIFIEDS.....MT QUICK GUIDE
Language: English
Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times"
Format/size: pdf (4.7MB)
Date of entry/update: 03 January 2013
RR > Private sector publications produced under censorship restrictions > Weekly magazines > "The Myanmar Times" > "The Myanmar Times" (English) 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 3 January 2013
Date of publication: 03 January 2013
Description/subject: EXECUTIVE: Appointment of Sagaing Region Minister..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Bounden duty [of national integration]...Independence Day State flag saluting live on TV...Community Cup 2013 goes to Yangon United FC...Community Cup 2013 goes to Yangon United FC...Mandalay Hill Biking Contest organized...Hot line set up to give quick response to traffic accidents on Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay expressway...Tatmadaw seizes heavy weapons, arms, ammunition from transit point of KIA...Five per cent tax handed over to DAC fund...Literary Day marked...Books, CDs, VCDs donated to village library in Myaung Township...Students Futsal contest goes on in Pyapon...Loans disbursed to vendors of Taungdwingyi...Diesel bowser hits lamp-post in Mawlu...Buddha Dhamma Desana recited...Tube-well launched in Thayet Township...Free clinic opened in Yinmabin Township...Fine arts works accepted for display...New school buildings opened in Lewe Township...View of New Year...KIA group disrupts regional development, security...Kawthoung TV retransmission station in service since 17 Dec..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Appointment of Sagaing Region Minister...India interested in Myanmar agriculture research & education...Former Prime Minister of Japan arrives in Yangon...Chinese artistes join Myanmar counterparts for joint-performace..... "PERSPECTIVES": "The need for initiative"..... ARTICLE: "New democracy nation and ongoing reforms" Editorial Board (Continued from yesterday)..."A beach to visit on the sidelines of Ngwehsaung trip" Pe Thaw Yi.....POEM: "Our Independence"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3MB)
Date of entry/update: 03 January 2013
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2013


Title: Supplement to ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY OF BURMA/MYANMAR (Fourth Edition) Articles for November 2012
Date of publication: 02 January 2013
Description/subject: This is the seventh in a series of supplements to the fourth edition of The Electrical Industry of Burma/Myanmar which was published in April 2012. Approximately 350 cross-linked articles in the original cover many aspects of the industry including the development of the hydro and thermal power resources of the country, the increasing intervention of foreign and national companies in this economic sector, the production of electrical and electronic goods, government plans and regulation of the industry, the development of the national power grid and alternative and sources of electricity, among others. This supplement covers articles published in November, 2012.
Language: English
Source/publisher: Courier Research Associates
Format/size: pdf (158K)
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
ML > Economy > Infrastructure > Energy > Electrical Power: Production and Use > General articles and reports


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Saturday 29 December 2012
Date of publication: 29 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Forging of unity among national races...Three Himalayan vultures caught in Hinthada Township...5% of tax payment handed over to DAC fund...Tax educative essay, cartoon contests held...Sales of motorbike soar in Pakokku...National races entrepreneurs office opened in Muse...Water purifier for BEMS in Kyauktan Township...Course for sports photographer organized in Mandalay...Thuta Htetlin Library and Dragon traditional boxing gymnasium put into service...Myanmar selected keeper Thiha Sithu joins Yadanarbon FC...Forest fire destroys four acres of mung bean...Overheat of TV, regulator starts fire...Cash and kind donated for quake victims...Graduation parade of Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences Intake No.10 held...Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services attends graduation dinner for 10th Intake of Defence Services Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences...New ward administrator elected...Daily private newspapers get green light..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein accepts credentials of Japanese Ambassador to Myanmar...President U Thein Sein accepts credentials of Russian Ambassador to Myanmar...Myanmar, Japan sign Exchange of Notes...Union FM sends congratulatory message to Japanese Counterpart...KOICA donates 100 footballs to the Sports Ministry...Union FM meets Russian Ambassador to Myanmar...President U Thein Sein sends congratulatory message to Japanese PM... Indices to be set to measure real profitability of projects to society..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Public participation and administrative capacity".....ARTICLE: "Essence of independence and course of actions for true democracy" Aye Chan Thu.....INTERVIEW: "Interview with Deputy Minister U Than Swe on President’s Ratnagiri trip" Interviewer: Mg Tway Htet Photos: Ko Htwe
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.2MB)
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Sunday 30 December 2012
Date of publication: 30 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Respect the law...Emphasis on control of illegal trade...Farmland ownership and registration process clarified...MFF organizes annual meetings...Tyre blowout car accident on Yangon-Mandalay Highway...A collision between a vehicle, a motorbike on Razahtani Road...Five people hurt after Toyota Hilux Surf overturns on expressway...More than 150-year-old 99-door-and-window building in Magway...Fire drill in Yedashe...Three-month pregnant young woman who fell into well dies...Illegal teak, hardwood seized in Nawngkhio Township...Taungdwingyi Township to get new ward/ village administrators...Yangon-Pathein-Chaungtha bus line launched...Repaved road put into service in Katha...Stake driven for township hospital in Ywangan...Raw opium seized in Waingmaw...Ward/village administrators elected in Bago...Two jade stones weighing 800 viss seized...Apyauk villages illuminated on self-reliant basis...Village BEMS gets staff quarter in Pakokku Township...December mass walk activities organized...Union A&I Minister oversees land reclamation of 3000 acre mechanized farm of Ngalaik Irrigated Area in Dekkhinathiri Tsp...Deputy Energy Minister calls for higher productivity...Inter-township Mr & Ms Contests on 6 Jan...School scouting cultivates sense of duty: Union minister...Ministry of Cooperatives holds coordination meeting...18th graduation of State Pariyatti Sasana Universities (Yangon/Mandalay) held...Tender scrutiny ceremony for implementation of rural area development tasks for 2012-2013 fiscal year held...Basic Life Support Training for Ambulance Crews opened...Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Monthly Weather Forecast for January, 2013 Issued on 29-12-2012...Academy awarding ceremony live on TV..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Housing affordability"..... ARTICLES: "Ambitious goal to achieve" Thurein (Hpa-an)..."What independence tastes" Lu Nyein Thit..."Myanmar’s first-ever 500 KV power grid" Maung Maung Myint Swe.....POEM: "Decorating the motherland"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (6.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Monday 31 December 2012
Date of publication: 31 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Use of administrative power effectively and efficiently...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham attends award presentation to outstanding students...Summary of observations at 9.30 hr MST on 30-12-2012...Road construction sites in Nay Pyi Taw inspected...Historic Relic Pagoda festival held in Yedashe...Shwedagon Pagoda witnesses record high tourist arrivals in 2012...Thanbyuzayat BEHS No. 1 celebrates golden jubilee...Small loans disbursed to Kayah State cooperative societies...Sinmakaw model village enjoys electricity supply...Mothers, babies receive medical check-ups in Tamway Township...Overturned truck leaves two dead, seven wounded...Substitution of concrete sleepers for Thazi-Shwenyaung railroad section...Agricultural bank discusses loan repayment with farmers...Inmya Thaya football ground ready to be used...Second Inter-Basic Education School Sports Competition...Tube-well launched in Nyaungshwe...Sales of mobile phone discussed at MPT...Monghsat District clinches title in Chief Minister’s Cup...Fund shared to Township DAC...5400 stimulant tablets seized in Nawngkhio...Border Affairs Ministry oversees rural development in self-administered division/zones...Yangon Mayor oversees development tasks... India’s oldest club hit with two-year ban...Movies, being able to depict histories, real life stories, future scenarios, common characteristics and unique qualities of national races communities of respective regions, can manifest national identity, crucial for the nation... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: CB Bank to join hands with Japanese BTMU..... "PERSPECTIVES": "The southern hope".....ARTICLE: "Safeguarding Independence" Shwe Taing Lwin.....POEM: "A better country" Myo Myat Myat Myint Maung
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.4MB)
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Tuesday 1 January 2013
Date of publication: 01 January 2013
Description/subject: EXECUTIVE: Resignation of Sagaing Region Minister allowed...Reshuffle of Sagaing Region government..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein’s New Year radio message to the entire people far and wide the nation...Coordinated approach should be adopted for budget allocation...Agreement reached on provision of aids for Rakhine State and quake victims...New school buildings for BEMS (Branch) in Ottarathiri Township...Book show organized in Thaton...Invaluable Mural paintings in Minbu...Two motorbikes collide head-on in Sagaing...Archway of Khaymarthiwum monastery in Pyinmana renovated...Event Management Course (2/2012) concludes...Talks on anti-human trafficking given in Pyay...Illegally sawn timber seized in Sagaing, Taninthayi, Bago regions...Suspension bridge helps rural people enjoy fruits of transportation...Spill of crude oil destroys farmlands...Over 69 grams of marijuana seized in Pyay...Stimulant tablets seized in Yamethin Township...Local people actively participate in mass walk of December...Significant temperatures on (31-12-2012)..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Bell from the US to arrive in Shwedagon in second week of January...Union Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Cuban Foreign Minister...President U Thein Sein felicitates President of Cuba...Vice-President U Nyan Tun enjoys joint-performance of Fine Arts Department, Xinxiang cultural troupe of the PRC..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Auld Lang Syne".....ARTICLES: "AS WE RING IN THE YEAR 2013" Maung Hlaing..."New democracy nation and ongoing reforms" Editorial Board..."New 3000-acre farmland to emerge soon in Nay Pyi" Taw Ramanya-Thway Mon.....POEM: "A blooming flower"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.8MB)
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2013


Title: Myanmar laws related to Intellectual Property -
Description/subject: Myanmar legislation related to intellectual property
Language: English
Source/publisher: World International Property Organisation (WIPO)
Format/size: html/pdf
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
ML > Law and Constitution > Laws impacting on civil and political rights > Opinion and expression > Laws and decrees related to opinion and expression (texts)


Title: The fiscal year in review: 2012 - 2013
Date of publication: 31 December 2012
Description/subject: The government’s efforts to reform the long-dormant economy and tackle endemic poverty through 2011 and 2012 have failed to reach the intended targets, sources said last week.
Author/creator: Aye Thidar Kyaw
Language: English
Source/publisher: "Myanmar Times"
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 02 January 2013
ML > Economy > Economy: general, analytical, statistical > Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources)


Title: Myanmar’s current peace processes : a new role for women?
Date of publication: December 2012
Description/subject: Introduction: "Myanmar has experienced one of the most complex and long lasting armed conflicts in the world. Since 1948, successive military governments have come to power under the guise of managing diverse ethnic armed groups with demands for self-determination and the granting of equal rights to ethnic nationalities. While a lack of democracy has often been seen as Myanmar’s main challenge, in fact the most influential factor in the country’s ethnic conflict is the militarisation of the government. On the one hand the newly elected government is pushing democratic reforms, and on the other, the emergence of a sustainable and just state of peace remains an issue of concern, especially among the general population. The inclusion of women in the peace processes in Myanmar is minimal but awareness among women in civil society of the importance of inclusion is high. This Opinion Piece will endeavor to assess the roles of women and their contributions in the current complex dynamics in Myanmar, and suggest ways in which they could be developed in the interests of a just, sustainable peace in the country." ....Conclusion: "Despite cultural perceptions and the male-dominated political setting which places constraints on acknowledging women’s leadership, the changing political context is an open door to expand the participation of women in peace processes. One should acknowledge that the awareness-raising on gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment programmes, which has been supported by international organisations, is contributing towards women’s ability to expand their participation in the public domain. In addition, the commitment to support Myanmar’s peace processes and the influence from the international community encourage the leaders of all parties involved in current peace processes to reflect on the inclusion of women. Though there is some will and interest from male political leaders to include women in peace processes, it does not come automatically. The peace door is not locked for women but a strong and collective effort is still needed to open the door for women’s participation in the peace processes in Myanmar."
Author/creator: Ja Nan Lahtaw & Nang Raw
Language: English
Source/publisher: The Centre for Humanitaian Dialogue (The HD Centre)
Format/size: pdf (225K-OBL version; 435K-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.hdcentre.org/files/Myanmar%20FINAL.pdf
Date of entry/update: 01 January 2013
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Peace Processes, ceasefires and ceasefire talks (general reports and studies)
Women > Articles, reports, workshops etc. about women of Burma


Title: The Rocky Road to Recovery (interview with Lex Rieffel)
Date of publication: 30 December 2012
Description/subject: "Since joining the Brookings Institution in 2002, Rieffel, a former US Treasury Department staff economist, has made Myanmar’s economic transition a focus of his policy research work. He was in the country in October and November to assess foreign aid to Myanmar.....In terms of economic revival, what are Myanmar’s most pressing needs? An economy, even a rudimentary one like Myanmar’s, is a complex system. This means that to perform at a high level, a large number of elements need to be functioning properly at the same time. Right now, it is hard to identify a single element that is functioning properly. Substantial progress has been made since March 2011 in removing obstacles to proper functioning, like ending some monopolies and abandoning the official exchange rate, but much more needs to be done to have a properly functioning electrical system, telecommunications system, banking system, land tenure system, trade regime, foreign exchange regime, etc. Furthermore, in complex systems, it is necessary for the number of properly functioning elements to grow until a “tipping point” is reached before the benefits of improvements can be easily seen. What is needed to ensure that the whole country benefits from Myanmar’s sizable natural gas reserves?.."
Author/creator: William Boot
Language: English
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy"
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 01 January 2013
ML > Economy > Economy: general, analytical, statistical > Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources)


Title: "Voice of Burma" No. 898
Date of publication: 23 December 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Voice of Burma Information Group
Format/size: pdf (271K)
Date of entry/update: 27 December 2012
RR > Archives > "Voice of Burma" > "Voice of Burma" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 27 December 2012
Date of publication: 27 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: President U Thein Sein calls for cutting “red tape”... Myanmar’s oldest living trees...Literary talks held in Insein Township...Publications for Alin Say Taman library in Indaw Township...Danubyu, Laymyethna Townships see infrastructural development in education, health sectors...Cash and kind for 50- bed People’s Hospital in Myanaung Township...Construction of PyinOoLwin ring road nearing completion...Electricity supply for Thedaw in Yesagyo Township...2013 MNL League to be launched 5 Jan...Auto-telephone lines already repaired in Taunggyi...Literary talks on Independence Day held in Kawlin...Myanmar Society of Mechanical Engineers to be founded...Rail tracks upgraded near Kawche station in Bago...Passenger ships take care of declining water level in Ayeyawady River...Development of village library emphasized...Bago Region WAO, MCWSC donate offertories to nunnery...New gravel road commissioned in Homalin...Christmas feast served...Republic of the Union of Myanmar Investigation Commission Press Release No. 4/2012 13th Waxing of Nadaw, 1374 ME (26th December, 2012) [The Government is taking responsibilities for providing medical treatments to those injured in Letpadaungtaung copper mine incident in Salingyi Township, Monywa District, Sagaing Region.]...Inter-Basic Education School Sports Contests continue...New village project introduced...Cohesiveness among regional authorities and Union ministries key to comprehensive planning: President...Air Bagan holds press conference on passenger plane crash..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: ROK government and people donate cash for quake victims..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Safety first"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.8MB)
Date of entry/update: 27 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Friday 28 December 2012
Date of publication: 28 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Industrialization is a must to improve economic performance of the nation...Basic framework for economic and social reforms approved at the third meeting of Planning Commission on 26-12-2012...Pakokku elects first woman ward administrator...Tamu on the fast track to development...Unidentified man found dead in Thakayta Township...Fire breaks out in Paungde Township...Power supply resumes after eight-hour blackout in Heho...Kyondo of Kayin State celebrates annual bonfire festival...YCDC dredges drains, creeks in Dagon Myothit (East) Township...Rural clinic built in Indaw Township...Bago facilitated with traffic light...How to write clearly and correctly Myanmar...Triplet born in Yekyi Township...Reading skill contest held in Mayangon...YCDC raises collection of sanitation tax...Eye surgical machine donated to Haka Hospital ...Myanmar Gazette...Dinner hosted to delegates to 13th Myanmar Traditional Medicine Practitioners’ Conference...Subject-wise research paper reading session held...Myanmar’s alternative medicines, handed down by our ancestors, had and still have an influential role in Myanmar’s healthcare...World has seen life-threatening diseases because of changing lifestyle and eating habits one after another on a daily basis nowadays while some diseases have begun resistant to modern medicines..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Mandalarian literati in Yunnan...Best traditional cane-ballers wanted for SEA Games...Appointment of Ambassador agreed on...PETRONAS grants scholarships to outstanding Myanmar students...Japan to help Myanmar install second radar system..... "PERSPECTIVES": "3Rs plus 3Cs".....ARTICLE: "Trust in reform" Min Bahtoo (Continued from 21 December)
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.6MB)
Date of entry/update: 27 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Burma Children Medical Fund
Description/subject: "The Burma Children Medical Fund (BCMF) is a program dedicated to raising money for children from Burma with serious medical problems who are disadvantaged as a result of the political turmoil in Burma. On this website you will find a brief introduction to the situation along the Thai-Burma border and at the Mae Tao Clinic; see pictures of children you can help; read about the medical conditions that BCMF funds treatment for and see how donations are managed and used. BCMF is currently expanding its program to include special adult and women’s cases. Please see Burma Adult Medical Fund (BAMF) and Women’s Gynaecological Surgery Fund (WGSF) for more information.
Language: English
Source/publisher: Burma Children Medical Fund
Format/size: html
Alternate URLs: http://www.burmachildren.net/our-cases/women/
Date of entry/update: 26 December 2012
ML > Health > Specific areas of health care > Child health
Health > Specific areas of health care > Reproductive Health/Gynaecology, Obstetrics


Title: Burma/Myanmar Code of Civil Procedure
Date of publication: 1979
Description/subject: Scanned from "The Burma Code" 1979 edition
Language: English
Source/publisher: "The Burma Code" Vol. XII (1979 Edition)
Format/size: pdf (8.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 25 December 2012
ML > Law and Constitution > Key documents of Burmese law


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Wednesday 26 December 2012
Date of publication: 26 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Summary of observations at 9.30 hr MST on 25-12-2012...Weather Bulletin...Cash and kind for local people, students in Mansi Township...Motorcyclist knocked down by a car...Smart sealions at Zoological Garden (Nay Pyi Taw)...A young woman hangs herself in Toungoo...Referee and officiating course of MWF concludes...Insein Township organizes mass walks...Mon State High Court holds prize-giving ceremony...Literary talks given in Pyay...Emergency response team for Chin State...Yoma Yangon International Marathon on 27 January...Umbrella to be hoisted on Fullmoon day of Nadaw...New Tawwin bus line launched in Padaung...Mandalay NBB to honour blood donors...New ward/ village administrators elected in Sagaing...TUNE-UP MATCH HELD; BOOKS DONATED [photos]...Myanmar celebrates X’mas at Myanmar Baptist Church of Nay Pyi Taw Pyinmana...Yangon to host Academy night...Two died, nine injured in Heho plane accident...Investigation Commission formed to probe into plane crash in Heho...Significant night temperatures (25-12-2012)..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann receives Chinese guests...Thai entrepreneurs hold talks with UMFCCI officials...Efforts made for declining illegal trade at Myanmar- India border in Tamu...Vietnam to make investment in Myanmar’s fisheries sector...Thura U Thet Oo Maung presents Credentials to Egyptian President...Myanmar establishes diplomatic relations with Iceland...Labour issues for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand discussed..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Long live the Republic of the Union of Myanmar!"..... ARTICLES: "Cooperation with understanding of genuine goodwill needed" Aung Theinga..."Independence Day, simply unforgettable" Ko Tin Maung Oo (Ahlon)..."DMH, JICA to make concerted efforts for installation of radars" Thun Wathan
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.8MB)
Date of entry/update: 25 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Monday 24 December 2012
Date of publication: 24 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Long-staple cotton purchasing centres being kept open in Tatkon, Yamethin, Pyawbwe Townships...Unidentified man found dead with serious injuries in Pathein...Charity gala for quake victims on 5 January...New Mya Yi Nanda labour room for Chanmyathazi Township...Say Taman Yangon-Mandalay coach bus-line put into service...Reducing infant and mother mortality rate key objective of Health Ministry...Deputy Construction Minister oversees Bayintnaung Bridge-2 construction project...Pyapon to get one more bridge soon...CASH DONATED; SANITATION CARRIED OUT [photos]...Chin State Chief Minister awards winners in football, tennis...Harvesting of monsoon paddy inspected on model plot...Hsipaw celebrates Shan New Year...Coord meeting on construction of Jade Pagoda, Jade Dhammayon held...Moderate earthquake shakes northwest of Monywa...Summary of observations at 9.30 hr MST Bay Inference..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Nippon Foundation provides humanitarian assistance to war-torn villages in Mon State...Mon State Government meets Thai delegation...Myanmar Ambassador presents Credentials to Maldivian President...WFP clarifies Kachin work plan for next three years...Gold entrepreneurs leave for India..... "PERSPECTIVES": "The PSM goal" [PSM = Public Service Media]..... ARTICLES: "Bayintnaung Flyover: Yangon’s answer to traffic woes Byline: Maung Maung Myint Swe Photos: Tin Soe (Myanma Alinn)..."Chatthin Wildlife Sanctuary, habitat for muntjacs" Byline: Soe Soe Naing (Kyemon) Photo: Zaw Win (Kyemon)
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.8MB)
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Search results for "Rohingya" in "New Age"
Description/subject: 1600+ results
Language: English
Source/publisher: "New Age" (Bangladesh)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.


Title: TBC's camp population figures
Description/subject: Figures back to December 1998
Language: nglish
Source/publisher: The Border Consortium (TBC)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Karen and other refugees from Burma in Thailand - general reports and articles
Refugees > Groups working with/for refugees from Burma/Myanmar


Title: Rohingyas: Asylum seekers, not infiltrators
Date of publication: 26 June 2012
Description/subject: "The Rohingya issue has received a fair degree of media coverage over the last few weeks. Admittedly, voices in favour of granting admission were far outweighed by those sharing the government's position of denying admission. While the former based their case on moral and legal grounds, the latter's case has been shaped by, what one may say, misguided notion of state interest and unsound understanding of the international human rights and refugee laws. Politicians, pundits and policy makers belonging to the latter group have put several reasons in justifying their position. This brief essay will examine the efficacy of their reasoning..."
Author/creator: C.R. Abrar
Language: English
Source/publisher: "The Daily Star" (Bangladesh)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Burmese refugees in Bangladesh


Title: Opening doors to Rohingyas: duty, not charity
Date of publication: 20 June 2012
Description/subject: "The current Rohingya crisis has once again underscored the need for the country to frame a national law for refugees. Such a law would lay down basic principles of refugee treatment and set up necessary administrative structures to deal with situations such as the Rohingya inflow. If proper procedures were in place the government’s reaction would not have been as reactive as it has been, writes CR Abrar..."
Author/creator: CR Abrar
Language: English
Source/publisher: "New Age (Bangladesh)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Burmese refugees in Bangladesh


Title: Myanmar, Japan to build vast industrial zone
Date of publication: 21 December 2012
Description/subject: "Myanmar and Japan agreed to start work next year on a huge industrial zone near Yangon, officials from the two countries said Friday, as the impoverished nation hungrily eyes foreign investment. The 2,400-hectare Thilawa project will include a port and industrial park and be up and running in 2015, according to Japan’s Ministry for Economic, Trade and Industries (METI)..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: AFP
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
ML > Economy > Economic zones in Myanmar > Special Economic Zones > Other Special Economic Zones


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Tuesday 25 December 2012
Date of publication: 25 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: VISA users can draw cash from ATMs of KBZ Bank...December mass walks in Thayet Township...School-upgrading ceremonies held in Zalun Township...Two buildings under unauthorized construction demolished...Directorate of State Lottery to select winners on 1 Jan...Victorious flag handed over to sports team...Workers make vigorous efforts in repairing rail tracks...Milk, refreshment fed to students in Mudon...Horizon Cup Table Tennis Tourney held...Development of libraries discussed...Chief Minister’s Cup U-19 Football Tourney wraps up...Dawei Traditional Costume Contest to produce pageant ladies...Power lines installed in Pyinmana...Union minister calls for regular maintenance of roads and bridges...Chin State’s fish consumption still unmet...Muse emerges champion in Kanbawza Cup Golf Tourney...Two dwarf boxers draw in debut showdown..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein meets Chinese guests...VISA users can draw cash from ATMs of KBZ Bank...MSF to make preliminary selection of athletes...General Soe Win receives NORINCO President...Course on conference management starts...Japan and France eye investment in Myanmar...Union A&I Minister meets Vietnamese delegation..... "PERSPECTIVES": "When beautiful dreams come true"..... ARTICLES: "Yangon Port Region to be upgraded into international standard port" Byline: Khin Maung Htwe Photo: Tha Nyan..."Moyungyi wetland bird sanctuary: A safe haven for seasonal migration of waterbirds" Soe Soe Naing (Kyemon).....POEM: "Our kin our strength" Yenatha Maung Kyaw Nyunt...
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 24 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Sunday 23 December 2012
Date of publication: 23 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: New Ngamoeyeik Bridge (Parami) put into public service...Cold season crop cultivation needs more efforts to meet targeted acreage in Thongwa, Kayan Townships...Ayeyawady Region Traffic Rule Enforcement Supervisory Committee meets...Padaukbin oil field sees 20th fire...Tatkon high school hosts literary talks...Roads upgraded in Katha...Anti-human trafficking entertainment draws large audience...Cauliflower of cold season crops in regular trading...Illegal timber, saw mills seized in Falam, Bhamo Districts...Administrative law, rules course opened...Biomedical Engineering Training Course concludes...Second talent show of National Culture and Fine Arts University (Yangon) performed...Investment opportunities in agricultural sector...Seminar on ICT for e-Government held..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein sends messages of felicitations to Emperor of Japan, Japanese PM...President U Thein Sein visits the last king’s tomb in India...Writers, poets and journalists in Mandalay go on excursion tour to Kunming...Anti-human trafficking entertainment draws large audience...Union Foreign Affairs Minister felicitates Japanese FM...Union C & IT Minister meets Thai ICT Minister and party...Myanmar invites Indian investments...President U Thein Sein arrives back from India..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Public transit efficiency"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.9MB)
Date of entry/update: 23 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The Myanmar Times" 9-16 December 2012, Vol. 33 No. 656
Date of publication: 16 December 2012
Description/subject: NEWS : China vows to respect findings of mine probe......Campaign begins to save site linked to Aung San..."Change yourself, change the nation" Dr Nyi Win Hman...Commission will find fair solution, says NLD leader...Govt slams broadcast on Rakhine violence...Monywa residents upset over investigation team changes...Monks protest over police attack...NLD to open HIV prevention and care centre...Travel association vote postponed until March...New rain record after heavy falls in delta...President cancels visit to Australia, NZ...Injured monks could head abroad for medical treatment...Monks not satisfied with police apology...NLD members complain of interference in assemblies...Govt issues fresh apology...Preparations begin for ward, village administrator vote...Half marathon to be held in January...Par Par Lay laughs in face of govt ban...Education review ‘well underway’...Company refuses to leave privatised factory...Pyu seminar restarts Mon debate...Company donates water purifiers...UN welcomes govt plan to ratify treaty against corruption...Myanmar again near foot of global transparency rankings...UN calls for better access to Kachin State relief camps...Eleven Media website hacked...New HIV infections fell by 74pc over past decade: UN (Myanmar one of 25 countries where new infections dropped by more than half)...IP law draft to be sent to hluttaw soon...Ballooning group returns to Myanmar...Training for Journalists [UNICEF]...Danish trade minister and delegation visit.....BUSINESS: Speculators could stall investment, says minister...Domestic banks not ready for joint ventures...Sesame, the ideal crop for upper Myanmar...CBM invites private money changers...Thousands’ of new factories coming: MGMA...Zawtika gas pipeline to flow by 2014: officials...Sunkist makes a splash with MDG agreement...ANZ to open Yangon representative office in early 2014...EXIM Bank plots representative office...Livestock, fisheries fair catches foreign eye...National development plan for 2013 release.....TIMEOUT: Artist puts colour balance on display...Street art ban will only increase graffiti: artists...Beyond Pressure art fest comes to close...Library takes boredom out of commute...The virtues of constructive insubordination...Once subversive, book piracy now plagues publishers...Tourism Myanmar Update.....SPORT: Myanmar cricket struggles for survival
Language: English
Source/publisher: Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.
Format/size: pdf (4.7MB)
Date of entry/update: 23 December 2012
RR > Private sector publications produced under censorship restrictions > Weekly magazines > "The Myanmar Times" > "The Myanmar Times" (English) 2012


Title: Maps of the World (including Burma/Myanmar
Description/subject: Maps and satellite images...Russian Army maps: 1cm-500m; 1cm-1km; 1cm-2km; 1cm-5km; 1cm-10km...Russian topographic maps GGC: 1cm-250m; 1cm-1km; 1cm-2km...Old Russian Army maps: 1cm-500m...Russian water maps: 1cm-100m; 1cm-250m; 1cm-1km; 1cm-2km; 1cm-5km...US Army maps: 1cm-2.5km; 1cm-10km.....Metdata language, English or Russian....Navigate (browse or search) to the map(s) you want, download and open jpeg with graphic software e.g. photoshop.
Language: English, Russian
Source/publisher: loadmap.net
Format/size: html, jpeg (pdf?)
Date of entry/update: 23 December 2012
RR > Maps and satellite imagery


Title: Woman raped and killed in Pa'an District, October 2012
Date of publication: 11 December 2012
Description/subject: "This report information was submitted to KHRG in November 2012 by a community member describing events occurring in Pa'an District, during October 2012. On October 14th, a 21-year-old M--- villager, named Naw W---, was killed after being raped by a 23-year-old man from P--- village, Saw N---. Saw N--- reportedly used amphetamines that were manufactured and distributed by Border Guard Battalion #1016. According to villagers in T'Nay Hsah Township, the drug has caused problems for local communities, which are looking for ways to control use and distribution."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)
Format/size: pdf (38K), html
Alternate URLs: http://www.khrg.org/khrg2012/khrg12b85.html
Date of entry/update: 23 December 2012
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Armed conflict in Burma - Impact on Village Life
Drugs > The human impact of drugs in Burma


Title: Nyaunglebin Situation Update: Moo Township, June to November 2012
Date of publication: 11 December 2012
Description/subject: "This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in November 2012 by a community member describing events occurring in Nyaunglebin District, during the period between June and November 2012. The community member suggests that human rights abuses have decreased in the Moo Township area by 60 percent after the signing of the preliminary ceasefire agreement by the Karen National Union and the Burma government. The community member raises difficulties faced by villagers, including the consequences on agriculture production of unseasonable rain, and goes on to describe human rights abuses that have continued to take place, including the restriction of movement and forced labour. In Moo Township, landmines planted by the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Liberation Army remain underground, causing villagers to feel unsafe to travel. The report describes how, on October 13th 2012, Officer Aung Ko Ko from Light Infantry Battalion (LIB) #590, Column #4, released an order to take action on villagers without written permission to travel to hill fields, farm huts and betel nut plantations: thus restricting freedom of movement and trade. On September 16th 2012, D--- villagers were ordered by LIB #599 soliders to cut bamboos and wood used for making fences. The existence of Tatmadaw camps has also been an obstacle to villagers doing their livelihoods safely."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)
Format/size: pdf (116K), html
Alternate URLs: http://www.khrg.org/khrg2012/khrg12b84.html
Date of entry/update: 23 December 2012
ML > Human Rights > Freedom of Movement > Freedom of Movement, violations of in Burma/Myanmar
Human Rights > Labour Rights > Labour rights: reports of violations in Burma > Forced Labour > Non-ILO Reports on forced fabour, including forced portering, in Karen (Kayin) State


Title: Landmine death and injuries, old mines continue to make travel unsafe in Pa'an District
Date of publication: 11 December 2012
Description/subject: "This report is based on information submitted to KHRG in November 2012 by a community member describing events occurring in Pa'an District, between August 28th 2012 and November 1st 2012, where one landmine exploded in Htee Klay village tract, one landmine exploded in Noh Kay village tract and one landmine exploded in Htee Kyah Rah village tract. These explosions injured a 21-year-old man named Saw P---, who died, a man of around 40-years-old, named Saw B---, who lost one leg, and an unknown Tatmadaw soldier from Light Infantry Battalion #275, who lost both of his legs. One explosion also destroyed the leg of Saw P---'s cow, when it stepped on the mine that killed him. Based on information from a community trained by KHRG, landmines have been planted by both the Border Guard and the Karen Nation Liberation Army, in Noh Kay village tract, T'Nay Hsah Township, Pa'an District, and in Htee Kyah Rah village tract, the community member reported that landmines have been planted by the Tatmadaw and the Karen National Liberation Army."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG)
Format/size: pdf (117K), html
Alternate URLs: http://www.khrg.org/khrg2012/khrg12b83.html
Date of entry/update: 23 December 2012
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Landmines > Reports and maps covering anti-personnel landmines and Burma/Myanmar


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Saturday 22 December 2012
Date of publication: 22 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: [Letpadaungtaung]Investigation Commission [press release listing preliminary investigations]...Diamond Buddha Image of Pinn old town...Mandalay Palace wall under repair...Bells over one hundred years old in Yamethin...A fatal road accident near Insein railway overhead bridge...Risk Management Course opened in Shan State...Nine relief camps in Sittway provided with international aid on an equal basis...Illegal teak seized in Tamway Township...Vice-Senior General Min Aung Hlaing attends graduation dinner of 14th Intake of DSMA...DSMA turns out 14th Intake cadets...Workshop on FESR launched...Fire breaks out on Yangon-Mawlamyine Up-train...KIA attacks Mandalay-Myitkyina cargo train...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham addresses 2nd coord meeting on holding 65th Anniversary Independence Day-2013...Vice-President U Nyan Tun on inspection tour of sports complexes in Zeyathiri, Zabuthiri townships..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein attends 20th ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit...President U Thein Sein attends cultural concert, dinner hosted by Indian President...Vice-President U Nyan Tun receives ICT Minister of Thailand...President U Thein Sein meets staff, families of Myanmar Embassy, Military Attaché Office in New Delhi...Myanmar, India to boost economic, investment cooperation on mutually beneficial basis through people-topeople connectivity...President U Thein Sein graces the flag down ceremony of ASEAN-India Car Rally...Union Border Affairs Minister meets Turkish ambassador, expert of TIKA..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Over 60 years later"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 22 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Friday 21 December 2012
Date of publication: 21 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Cooperatives Minister inspects oil mills in Magway Region...Weather Forecast for Third Dekad of December 2012...Myanaung Township sees new school buildings...Cash and kind handed over to Manaw Ahla Band...Charity gala of Shwezin Min Orphanage in PyinOoLwin on 17 January...Five found dead in old septic tank, one hospitalized...Heroin, raw opium seized in Lashio...Cleaning, maintenance works for Pyinmana station yard...Myanmar National Sports Committee Chairman’s Cup Boxing Competition-2012 kicks off...A man found dead in the moat in Mandalay...Vocational training courses for persons with disabilities...Bago gets free clinic...Supply of electricity launched in rural area of Lewe Township...Cash donated to fund of quake-hit pagoda...Workshop on role of child rights held...Narcotic drugs seized in Momauk...Incinerator donated in Shwedaung...CULTIVATION DEMONSTRATED [photo]...School upgraded in Kalay Township...Tuk-tuk plunges into drain, leaving six injured...Motorcyclist dead at level crossing...Fire breaks out in Mogaung...Clerical refresher course commences...Myanmar Traditional Medicine Practitioners Conference on 27-28 Dec...Earthquake Hazard Survey Program initiates...Election of ward/village administrators lectured...Staff of Culture Ministry offer meals to monks...Plan to equip modern navigation devices for Myanma aviation...Summary of observations at 09:30 hr MST on 20-12-2012...Slight earthquake hits north of Thabeikkyin..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein arrives in New Delhi to attend 20th ASEAN-India Summit...Workshop on role of child rights held...Relief camps in Rakhine State inspected...Coord meeting on BCIM Car Rally held...Union A&I Minister meets TIKA expert, Turkish Ambassador...Union Attorney-General receives guests from JICA, Sky Born Group of Companies...Final Workshop of Myanmar Tourism Master Plan kicks off...President U Thein Sein leaves for Republic of India...Athletes of MSF under intensive training..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Smokeless industry".....ARTICLE: "Trust in reform" Min Bahtoo (Continued from 14 December)
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (5.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 21 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Cyclone Giri: Two Years On - Voices from the Arakan State of Western Burma (Myanmar)
Date of publication: December 2012
Description/subject: "...This independent assessment and report has been written to raise awareness of the on-going impact cyclone Giri has had on Arakan state and its citizens. Victims and witnesses have had the opportunity to speak out and reach a wider audience and we wish to spread their voices and the situation to the international community, but also to the rest of Burma who seem to have forgotten about their people in the west who are still dealing with the impact of cyclone Giri two years on. The damage and the role of the local population in the relief and recovery effort has been recorded so that these stories are not forgotten. More details are needed, and this report should be the beginning of internal and external enquiries into the on-going state of the situation there..."
Language: English; Burmese press release
Source/publisher: Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation (AHRDO)
Format/size: pdf (893K; -main text; Burmese press release, 121K; English summary, 247K)
Alternate URLs: http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs14/Report%20Summary%20of%20CYCLONE_GIRI-TWO_YEARS_ON-summary-en.pdf
http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs14/Cyclone_Giri-2_Years_On-PR-bu.pdf
Date of entry/update: 21 December 2012
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.


Title: The Rule of Law in Myanmar: Challenges and Prospects
Date of publication: 20 December 2012
Description/subject: Report of the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) Supported by the IBAHRI Trust and the Open Society Foundations.....Contents: Executive Summary... 1. Introduction: 1.1 The IBAHRI delegation and its mandate; 1.2 Interviews and consultations; 1.3 The rule of law: an overview... 2. Background and History: 2.1 Myanmar in facts and figures; 2.2 Myanmar before 1988; 2.3 Myanmar in the two decades after the 1988 coup; 2.4 The 2008 Constitution; 2.5 Myanmar since 2008... 3. The Civil Sphere: Social, Economic, Cultural, Civil and Political Rights: 3.1 Background; 3.2 Current legal structure; 3.3 Findings; Access to courts and the administration of justice; Freedom of expression, association and assembly; Ethnic conflicts; 3.4 Conclusion ... 4. The Political Sphere: the Branches of Government: 4.1 Background; 4.2 Current legal structure; 4.3 Findings; 4.4 Conclusion... 5. The Legislative Sphere: Parliament and the Reform Process: 5.1 Background; 5.2 The structure of the legislature; 5.3 Findings; The Bill Committee of the Lower House; The Complaints Committee of the Upper House; Other perspectives; 5.4 Conclusion... 6. The Myanmar National Human Rights Commission: 6.1 Background; 6.2 Current legal structure; 6.3 Findings; 6.4 Conclusion... 7. The Military Sphere: the Role of the Army: 7.1 Background; 7.2 Current legal structure; 7.3 Findings; 7.4 Conclusion... 8. The Judicial Sphere (I): Courts and Judges: 8.1 Background; 8.2 Current legal structure; 8.3 Findings; 8.4 Conclusion... 9. The Judicial Sphere (II): the Legal Profession: 9.1 Background; 9.2 Current legal structure; 9.3 Findings; Former and current lawyers; The Attorney General and Justice Soe Nyunt; 9.4 Conclusion... 10. Conclusions and Recommendations... Annexes: A. General Assembly Resolution 66/102 on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels... B. The Peaceful Demonstration and Gathering Act 2012... C. Principles Relating to the Status of National Institutions (The Paris Principles)... D. UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary ... E. UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers... F. IBA Standards for the Independence of the Legal Profession... G. UN Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors... H. International Association of Prosecutors’ Standards of Professional Responsibility and Statement of the Essential Duties and Rights of Prosecutors... I. The Venice Commission Report’s Checklist for Evaluating the Rule of Law in Single States... List of Acronyms
Language: English
Source/publisher: International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
Format/size: pdf (409K), html
Alternate URLs: http://www.ibanet.org/Document/Default.aspx?DocumentUid=DE0EE11D-9878-4685-A20F-9A0AAF6C3F3E
http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=DEBA1058-8D8D-47E3-B8DB-1BA2BA82E40E
http://www.ibanet.org/Human_Rights_Institute/About_the_HRI/HRI_Activities/Buma.aspx
http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=65664916-85C3-4B91-9FB1-FF4485EB4F40
http://www.ibanet.org/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=FBDF2D5E-1631-48FC-A307-E4C13EBB71A1
Date of entry/update: 20 December 2012
ML > Law and Constitution > Rule of Law


Title: Rule of Law
Description/subject: Link to OBL's Rule of Law sub-section in Law and Constitution
Language: English
Source/publisher: Online Burma/Myanmar Library
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 20 December 2012
ML > Human Rights > Various Rights > Rule of Law


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Wednesday 19 December 2012
Date of publication: 19 December 2012
Description/subject: HLUTTAWS: Hluttaw representatives to report to Hluttaw Office...Sixth Regular Session of First Pyidaungsu Hluttaw summoned..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: All inclusiveness achieves much more success than individual efforts - President tours Kawthoung...MTF looks for talented tennis youngsters...Historic Sandawshin Pagoda Festival on 23 December...Flying sparks from the pump set fire to the coconut oil factory...Self-reliant book corner in Myoma Market...MMM Plaza to open soon...A six-year-old boy run over, killed by a truck...Myanmar Traditional Boxing Challenges in Mandalay...New building for CICS (Phaunggyi)...Townselders selected through secret voting in Taunggyi...Publications donated to village libraries...Tax educative essay and cartoon contest organized...Don’t worry about rice production...Free clinic opens for families of Bayintnaung Brokerage...Greater economic liberalization invites more business competition...President U Thein Sein visits Myeik University...One dead, three seriously injured in KIA attack...Coordination meeting between Pyithu Hluttaw speaker and legal affairs and special cases assessment commission held... People actively participate in mass walk...Slight earthquake shakes southwest of Nay Pyi Taw...Summary of observations at 09.30 hr MST on 18 December...Yeni Creek Bridge put into service in Myanaung Tsp..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar to participate in US Shows...MNL friendlies against 8-ranked Malaysian team coming soon...Advanced medicines to be produced locally soon...Megatron Phacoemulsification Machine donated...Myanmar student secures award in Environmental International Child Art Contest...Myanmar Tennis team on joint-training in Cambodia...Pyithu Hluttaw IR Committee Chairman receives Chinese guests...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker receives Israeli ambassador to Myanmar...Government strives for promoting safe migration movement, uplifting socio-economic life of Myanmar migrant workers in collaboration with local and regional organizations...Vice-President U Nyan Tun inspects chosen sites for construction of Dawei SEZ, deep-sea port..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Create renewable energy for environmental conservation".....N.B. FUZZY IMAGES IN ORIGINAL
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 20 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 20 December 2012
Date of publication: 20 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: New Ngamoyeik (Parami) Bridge put into service...Mobile book-borrowing system introduced to students in Mandalay...Roofing for Mandalay football stadium in preparation...Twelve houses reduced to ashes in Dagon Myothit (South) Tsp...Makeshift bridges emerge along Sittoung river...MCPA to hold AGM on 29 December...New harvest ceremony held in Kyaukme of Shan State...Loikaw Township has formed cooperative societies in 10 villages...BGG golf tourney on 30 Dec...News on 3G phone cold sales of mobile phone market...Motorbike without light hits man on roadside...Talks on solar system (sic) given in Dawei...Free English proficiency course concludes...Drought in Katha may reduce paddy production...Local people satisfy (sic) transport services in Yesagyo...Myanmar Gazette...National Objectives of 65th Anniversary Independence Day for 2013...Coordination meeting on Relief and Rehabilitation in Rakhine State held...Coordination meeting on Ayeyawady River conservation and multi-purpose development tasks held...Public Notice [re suspension of natural gas from MOGE]..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Vietnam to invest in Hoang Anh Gia Lai Myanmar Centre project...Monuments for fallen Japanese soldiers in WW II...Vietnamese delegation concludes visit...Pyithu Hluttaw International Relations Committee receives Israeli, Turkish ambassadors separately...Union A&I Minister meets Korean guests...Imported publications scrutiny ceased, registration required...Three-month extension period for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Our creative future" [eduation]..... ARTICLES: "Public service newspapers to prioritize “prestige and profit” Moe Thuza Soe..."New independent democratic state and Independence Day’s resolution" Theint (Institute of Economics).....POEM: "CHERISH OUR INDEPENDENCE" Maung Swe Ngae
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.9MB)
Date of entry/update: 20 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Three-month extension period for Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand
Date of publication: 20 December 2012
Description/subject: Nay Pyi Taw, 19 Dec — "Issuance of temporary passports for Myanmar migrant workers in Myanmar is being carried out at five centres in Thailand. As the process is due to expire on 14 December this year Thailand has proposed to stop the process of issuing documents to Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand and to carry out the process at the new centres on the side of Myanmar...President U Thein Sein held coordination on Myanmar migrant workers with Prime Minister of Thailand Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra in Dawei of Taninthayi Region, calling for extension of deadline without stopping the ongoing process. The Thai PM approved to extend the deadline for another three months and, if necessary, deadline will more be extended..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: "The New Light of Myanmar"
Format/size: pdf (72K)
Date of entry/update: 20 December 2012
ML > Migration > Migration from Burma > Migrant Workers from Burma > Migrant workers' registration in Thailand - texts and guidelines (mostly from IOM)


Title: "Voice of Burma" No. 897
Date of publication: 16 December 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Voice of Burma Information Group
Format/size: pdf (278K)
Date of entry/update: 19 December 2012
RR > Archives > "Voice of Burma" > "Voice of Burma" 2012


Title: Burma an ‘Extreme Risk’ for Business and Rights Abuse
Date of publication: 19 December 2012
Description/subject: "Just two weeks after the violent police crackdown on peaceful copper mine protests, an international business investment assessor has included Burma in a top-10 league of countries at “extreme risk” for human rights abuses. Burma was ranked sixth in the bad league behind only Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Afghanistan and Pakistan, the UK business advisory company Maplecroft said in its “Human Rights Risk Atlas 2013.” Despite reforms of the past 18 months in Burma, the risk to foreign investors concerned about their public image remains extremely high, Maplecroft said. The warning comes as Western and Japanese multinational businesses weigh up prospects for investing in Burma, especially in infrastructure development and mining, oil and gas exploration. So far, recorded abuses such as land confiscations and forced labor have been linked to Burmese military-connected firms or Chinese companies such as China National Petroleum Corporation, which is building controversial oil and gas pipelines through the length of the country. But as pressure mounts for economic growth, more cases are coming to light..."
Author/creator: William Boot
Language: English
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy"
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 19 December 2012
ML > Human Rights > Various Rights > Business and Human Rights (thematic and Burma/Myanmar-related)


Title: More war than peace in Myanmar
Date of publication: 18 December 2012
Description/subject: "LAIZA - Helicopter gunships hover in the sky above a battlefield. The constant sound of explosions and gunfire pierce the night for an estimated 100,000 refugees and internally displaced people. Military hospitals are full of wounded government soldiers, while bridges, communication lines and other crucial infrastructure lie in war-torn ruins. The images and sounds on the ground in Myanmar's northern Kachin State shatter the impression of peace, reconciliation and a steady march towards democracy that President Thein Sein's government has bid to convey to the outside world. In reality, the situation in this remote corner of one of Asia's historically most troubled nations is depressingly normal..."
Author/creator: Bertil Lintner
Language: English
Source/publisher: "Asia Times Online"
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 18 December 2012
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States > Armed conflict in Kachin State > Armed conflict in Kachin State - hostilities
Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Armed conflict in Burma, theoretical, strategic and general
Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States > Armed conflict in Kachin State > Armed conflict in Kachin State - general articles


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Monday 17 December 2012
Date of publication: 17 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Political stability, cessation of armed conflicts, socio-economic development a must: President...Talks on economics on 20 December...Pale drinking water lake under facing (sic) contamination...Office fire in industrial ward of Thakayta Township...Girl pronounced dead in road accident...Safety measures for Yangon- Mandalay up and down trains...Philanthropic works see more youth participation...Motorbike, bicycle collide head-on on Yangon-Pathein Road...Election of new ward administrators in Pyu Township...President U Thein Sein meets townselders, politicians...President U Thein Sein pays homage to Historic Kyaikthanlan Pagoda in Mawlamyine...Mobile clinic opened in Hmawby Township...Drug users, traffickers arrested...Knowledge of sugarcane plants for growers...Book show marks National Day...Dhammaçakka Mudra sand stone Buddha Image consecrated...Shwegondaing Overpass project launched..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein sends felicitations to Bhutani King, Bhutani PM...Thein Sein is ST’s Asian of the Year - The following is the reproduction of the “Thein Sein is ST’s Asian of the Year” appeared on The Straits Times newspaper on 15 December...Tourists flood Shwedagon Pagoda...Union FM felicitates Bhutan Foreign Affairs Minister...British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visits relief camps in Rakhine State...Vietnamese delegation visits Shwedagon Pagoda, Chaukhtatgyi Shwethalyaung reclining Buddha Image...Gymnastics referee course No. 1 on 17-20 Dec...ASEAN-India Car Rally starts India Leg..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Nothing but the Noble Truth"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.2MB)
Date of entry/update: 18 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Tuesday 18 December 2012
Date of publication: 18 December 2012
Description/subject: HLUTTAWS: Sixth Regular Session of First Pyithu Hluttaw summoned...Sixth Regular Session of First Amyotha Hluttaw summoned.....OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Rakhine State Day observed in Thandwe...ACE Futsal Club wins championship two times in a row...New school building for newlyupgraded primary school in Kalay...A man hangs himself in his house in Bago...Over 300,000 eggs daily flow into Yangon City from Ayeyawady Region...Agricultural courses to be conducted in 2012-13...Stake driven for Home for the Aged in Dawei...Timely cultivation of cold season crops discussed...Meinmahla Island Sanctuary conserving mangrove forest, biodiversities...President U Thein Sein pays homage to Shin Mokhti, Lawkamarazein pagodas in Dawei...Waterbody-based Fisheries Management course launched... Sagaing University project, upgrading of Shwebo-Myitkyina Road inspected...Inter-school band troupe contest opened...Schools to serve as a place for nurturing law-abiding citizens..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Investment from third country to be invited for Dawei Special Economic Zone...Thai Prime Minister arrives in Dawei...UNFPA, I&P Ministry launch 2014 Population and Housing Census Project...Star-ranked horses selected for SEA equestrian competition...Athletes under training hope for achievements in coming SEA Games...President U Thein Sein meets Thai Prime Minister Ms Yingluck Shinawatra...Amyotha Hluttaw National Races Affairs Committee Chairman meets Vice-President of Ethnic Council of the National Assembly of Vietnam...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw speaker receives Vietnamese guests...NPED Union Minister attends 18th Ministerial Conference of GMS...Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker holds talks with Vice-President of Ethnic Council of National Assembly of SRV...ASEAN Summit Preparation Training for junior level conducted..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Faithful servants" [3 govt. dailies]
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3MB)
Date of entry/update: 18 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Landmine and Cluster Munition Monitor Country Profile for Myanmar/Burma (updated 17 December 2012)
Date of publication: 17 December 2012
Description/subject: Updated Content: Mine Ban Policy
Language: English
Source/publisher: International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL)
Format/size: html
Alternate URLs: http://www.the-monitor.org/custom/index.php/region_profiles/print_profile/536
Date of entry/update: 17 December 2012
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Landmines > Anti-Personnel Landmines - Specialist organisations and commentary


Title: The Situation of Refugees on the Thai-Burma Border
Date of publication: 11 December 2012
Description/subject: "Since the initiation of President Thein Sein’s limited reforms in Burma and the signature of preliminary ceasefires agreements with some of the ethnic armed groups, the issue of refugee return is becoming increasingly prominent. According to The Border Consortium (formerly the Thailand Burma Border Consortium) there are approximately 160,000 refugees on the Thai-Burma border. The governments of Thailand and Burma have made no illusions as to their aims: to repatriate the refugees as soon as possible. Donors and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have already started preparing refugees’ return while community-based organizations (CBOs) that constitute and represent refugees are trying to bring the refugees’ voices to the decision makers. The refugees themselves are suffering from a lack of information and clarity as to their own future and as such, tension and anxiety have been building in the refugee camps..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Burma Partnership
Format/size: pdf (138K-OBL version; 700K-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.burmapartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Refugee-Background-Paper.pdf
Date of entry/update: 17 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Return of Burmese asylum-seekers to Burma


Title: Lost Paradise - Damaging Impact of Mawchi TIn Mines in Burma's Karenni State
Date of publication: 11 December 2012
Description/subject: This report documents the increased militarization around the Mawchi mines, as well as the different social and environmental impacts they have had on the local community...... 1. Introduction... 2. Ancestral lands and water sources to be lost from extension of Mawchi mines... 3. Tin production for export and domestic use... 4. Villagers suffer impacts of Heinda tin mine in Tenasserim... 5. Background history of Mawchi tin mine... 6. Timeline of Mawchi mines... 7. Relations between tin mining companies... 8. Military security for Mawchi mine... 9. Social impacts of tin mining: 9/1 . Health problems caused by tin mining; 9/2 . Pollution from mining waste; 9/3. Drinking water problems; 9/4. Health problems downstream from the mines; 9/5. Living conditions and safety of mine workers; 9/6 . Gender disparity... 10 . An old woman from the Mawchi area recounts her experience... 11 . Environmental impacts of tin mining: 11/1 . Deforestation; 11/2 . Landslides... 12 . Who benefits from tin mining?... 13. Conclusion and recommendations.
Language: English
Source/publisher: Molo Women Mining Watch Network
Format/size: pdf (490K-OBL version; 757K-original)
Alternate URLs: http://grassroots-hosting.net/KNWO/NewWP/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/LostParadise-MawchiMining-Engli...
Date of entry/update: 17 December 2012
ML > Economy > Industry > Extractive industries > Mining > Metal mining


Title: Position on the Repatriation of Refugees from Burma
Date of publication: 12 December 2012
Description/subject: "After the Karenni Refugee Committee (KnRC) organized three workshops on September 20-21st, November 9th and October 8-10th, attended by representatives of KnRC, Karenni community based organizations and religious leaders, the groups agreed on a common position paper on refugees’ repatriation as follow. Although the situation in Burma has improved and democratic reforms have taken place in the last year and a half, the changes seem to be reversible. There is no political stability due to ongoing conflict in some ethnic areas, no rule of law, no security for refugee returnees, and more importantly, a genuine peace hasn’t been established in the country. Thus, it is obvious that this is not the time for the refugees to return yet. The repatriation of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) must be in line with international principle; the return must be voluntary in “conditions of safety and dignity.” Before the refugees return to Burma, the following pre-conditions must be in place:..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Karenni Refugee Committee and Karenni Community Based Organizations
Format/size: pdf (438K)
Date of entry/update: 17 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Return of Burmese asylum-seekers to Burma


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Sunday 16 December 2012
Date of publication: 16 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: President meets professors, faculty members, students at Mawlamyine University calling for overcoming challenges and obstacles...Zaygaba contributes to farming development...Pakokku Home for the Aged turns 60...Ayeyawady forming alluvial soil for cultivation...Paungde sees free clinic...Fire victims provided with cash assistance...New hotel accommodation for Innlay region...Prado knocks down old woman on Pathein- Ngwehsaung road...TRUCK PLUNGES INTO ROAD SIDE; PER-ACRE YIELD SURVEYED [photos]...Knowledge about anti-human trafficking shared...Mawlamyine says no to gambling...Nay Pyi Taw, Mandalay people get access to e-payment for meter bill...Free eye care for patients in Penwegon...Union Minister U Hla Tun makes apology to monks...Myanma Airways makes emergency landing at Dawei due to engine failure...Price of orange falls in Sittway market...Buddhist Cultural Heritage Seminar brings peace, harmony, prosperity, cultural values and guiding principles to all - International Seminar on Buddhist Cultural Heritage opens..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Group stage draw for AFC Challenge Cup 2014...Globetrotters throng places of interest in Mandalay, Bagan NyaungU, PyinOoLwin, Amarapura, Sagaing, Mingun regions...ITF Officiating National Course kicks off...Malaysian athletes receive training for Myanmar chess...Sports trials for traditional cane-ball event on 26 Jan...Yangon offering Five Star accommodation for tourists...Technical transfer agreement and investment on MoU signed...Final rush for migrant workers to register in Thailand..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Hopes for return home" [migrant workers].....ARTICLE: "NECTAR OF THE GODS" BY BA THAN.....POEM: “The New Light of Soccer”
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.1MB)
Date of entry/update: 17 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Danger Zone - Giant Chinese industrial zone threatens Burma’s Arakan coast (English and Burmese)
Date of publication: 17 December 2012
Description/subject: "China’s plans to build a giant industrial zone at the terminal of its Shwe gas and oil pipelines on the Arakan coast will damage the livelihoods of tens of thousands of islanders and spell doom for Burma’s second largest mangrove forest. The 120 sq km “Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone” (SEZ) will be managed by Chinese state-owned CITIC group on Ramree island, where China is constructing a deep sea port for ships bringing oil from the Middle East and Africa. An 800-km railway is also being built from Kyauk Phyu to Yunnan, under a 50 year BOT (Build-Operate-Transfer) agreement, forging a Chinese-managed trade corridor from the Indian Ocean across Burma. Investment in the railway and SEZ, China’s largest in Southeast Asia, is estimated at US $109 billion over 35 years. Construction of the pipelines and deep-sea port has already caused large-scale land confiscation. Now 40 villages could face direct eviction from the SEZ, while many more fear the impacts of toxic waste and pollution from planned petrochemical and metal industries. No information has been provided to local residents about the projects. It is urgently needed to have stringent regulations in place to protect the people and environment before projects such as these are implemented in Burma."
Language: English, Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Arakan Oil Watch
Format/size: pdf (810K-English; 1MB-Burmese)
Alternate URLs: http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs14/Danger-Zone-bu-red.pdf
Date of entry/update: 16 December 2012
ML > Economy > Economic zones in Myanmar > Special Economic Zones > Other Special Economic Zones
Foreign Relations > China-Burma relations
Economy > Burma's economic relations with various countries > Burma's economic relations with China
Economy > Investment in Burma/Myanmar > Foreign investment in oil and gas > Arakan (Shwe) gas field > Shwe gas field and pipeline -- reports and articles


Title: Rethinking the ‘Refugee Warrior’: The Karen National Union and Refugee Protection on the Thai–Burma Border
Date of publication: 06 March 2012
Description/subject: Abstract: "Well-founded fears that ‘refugee warriors’ will use refugee camps as a base for military operations, exploit a wider refugee population, or misuse international aid have led to the development of policies intended to ensure the separation of combatants and civilian refugee populations. However, a dogmatic approach to that policy goal may miss the true complexity of both refugee protection and the relationships between a refugee population and a military group. This article examines an alternative possibility, that a non-state armed group may be a potential partner in refugee protection and welfare promotion. It draws on the experiences of refugees from Burma living in camps in Thailand, where there has been a long-standing connection between camp governance structures and a political/military organization movement, the Karen National Union/Karen National Liberation Army. While camp governance activities have been flawed, they have also displayed a high level of integrity. It is argued that in such a situation, where there is a proven record of working to improve civilian welfare, international organizations might usefully explore possibilities of engagement with non-state armed groups as partners in refugee protection, with the specific goal of encouraging a more representative, accountable, and democratic approach to governance."... Keywords: armed groups; forced migration; militarization of refugee camps; refugee protection; refugee self-governance
Author/creator: Kirsten Mcconnachie
Language: English
Source/publisher: Journal of Human Rights Practice
Format/size: pdf (216K), html
Alternate URLs: http://jhrp.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2012/03/06/jhuman.hus005.full.pdf+html
Date of entry/update: 15 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Karen and other refugees from Burma in Thailand - general reports and articles


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Saturday 15 December 2012
Date of publication: 15 December 2012
Description/subject: EXECUTIVE: Republic of the Union of Myanmar President Office Notification No 99/2012 1st Waxing of Nadaw, 1374 ME (14 December 2012) Formation of Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Leading Authority..... OTHER DOMESTIC NEWS: Mandalay to reduce traffic congestion with digital help...Mandalay Mayor’s mini-marathon contest on 7 January...Turtles and tortoises rescue centre handed over to Bantbway Nursery...Two men arrested with herd of cows...Winter fire engulfs three houses in Taunggyi...Mawlamyine to observe 65th Anniversary Independence Day-2013...A failed suicide bid occurs in Mandalay...A car destroyed in blaze...YMBA organizes respect-paying, prize awarding...Displaced households in landslides resettled...Cultivation of quality onion explained...State Chief Minister’s shield football tournaments in Rakhine State...Cash donated to displaced families, quake victims...Offertories donated to nunnery in shwepyitha Township...Plan to build incinerator in Nawngkhio...Talks on rural development...Literary talks win hearts of local people in three towns of three districts...FIRE DRILLS EXERCISED (photo]...DSTA holds graduation for Intake No. 15...General Soe Win attends graduation dinner of 15th Intake of DSTA...Ayeyawady Region Chief Minister enjoys talent show of students...Abolishment of censorship expands press freedom, drive for active participation of men of letters to reach nation’s goal of democracy - Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham honours writers..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar, India to promote sector-wise development, bilateral relations...Myanmar-Thai Joint Coordination Committee holds 2nd meeting on Dawei SEZ - More investors invited to work in Dawei Special Economic Zone...Myanmar, Thai entrepreneurs to meet in business meeting...Myanmar wants to establish better relations between two countries and two Armies...Union Education Minister holds talks with Senior Executive Managing Director of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd of Japan...ICRC to visit prisons in Myanmar...Union Minister for Defence receives Chairman of Myanmar-Japan Friendship Association...Myanmar, US to make cooperation in combating human trafficking...National Consultation on Overarching Communications Strategy on Child Survival and Development, Myanmar opens..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Professionalism".....ARTICLE: "Let’s pledge make supreme sacrifices for Independence" Padaung Than Kywe
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (3.1MB)
Date of entry/update: 15 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: The Courts Manual (4th Edition, 1999)
Date of publication: 1999
Description/subject: TABLE OF CONTENTS (157K)... PART I - LEGAL PRACTIONERS AND PETITION WRITERS (1.8MB)... PART II - INSTRUCTIONS AND ORDERS RELATING TO BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (2.9MB)... PART III - CIVIL PROCEDURE (4MB)... PART IV - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (6.8MB)... APPENDICES (1.3MB)... THE COURTS MANUAL - ENGLISH (17MB) Full text... THE COURTS MANUAL – ENGLISH AND BURMESE (26MB) Full text
Language: English, Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Myanmar Supreme Court
Format/size: pdf (63K)
Date of entry/update: 15 December 2012
ML > Law and Constitution > Key documents of Burmese law


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Friday 14 December 2012
Date of publication: 14 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Releasing medical records of four children with suspected health problems caused by acid...MYANMAR GAZETTE...Myitha river crossing bridge: east and west meets in Gangaw...Illegal teak, stimulant tablets seized in Ottwin Township...Electricity within reach of locals...Japanese donor contributes to construction of new school building in Meiktila...Yamethin sees newlyupgraded high school...Philanthropic efforts of Save the Aged in Nyaungdon...Schoolgirls under training for Inter-School Band Contest...Myittha clinch title in Region Chief Minister’s Cup Soccer...Two unlicenced luxury cars, one motorcycle seized in Mawlamyine...Winners awarded in Great Wall National Badminton Championship...Stimulant tablets worth K 800 million seized...241 grams of heroin seized in Kawlin...Bogyoke Statue committee formed...13 oxen seized before smuggling in Katha Township...Farmland management law, rules discussed...Coordination meeting for smooth running of trade and finance held...Experts meet to adopt framework for accommodation provision...Silver Tiger Luxury showroom opens...National Objectives of 65th Anniversary Independence Day for 2013...Medical treatments given to monks at Mandalay General Hospital...Ministry of Information, Information and Public Relations Department - Invitation for open tender of Information and Public Relations Department to buy Equipment...Union A&I Minister looks into Myogyi multipurpose dam project...Utility jade, gems and pearl sales-2012 concludes...Ayeyawady River conservation and all-round development tasks discussed..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker meets Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Affairs of Britain...ASEAN-India car rally can promote tourism...AFC qualifier back home...Japanese donor contributes to construction of new school building in Meiktila...MWEA Chairperson and party leaves for Bangladesh...U Tikkhañana, who sustains burns in Letpadaungtaung incident, leaves for Bangkok to receive medical treatment - Government sends 1 million baht to Bangkok General Hospital in advance...Union Defence Minister meets British delegation...British Minister calls on Union Minister for Foreign Affairs..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Regional development".....ARTICLES: "Trust in reform" Min Bahtoo (Continued from 7-12-2012)..."The Festivals of Nat-taw" Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja Sithu Dr Khin Maung Nyunt.....POEM: "A TRIBUTE TO LITERATI"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.6MB)
Date of entry/update: 14 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Burma mine protest (Google search results)
Description/subject: About 23,400,000 results (15 December 2012)
Language: English
Source/publisher: Various sources via Google
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 14 December 2012
ML > Economy > Industry > Extractive industries > Mining > Metal mining
Economy > Industry > Extractive industries > Mining > Minerals and Mining - General


Title: Mines and Comminities Burma page
Description/subject: 295 results, December 2012
Language: English
Source/publisher: Mines and Comminities
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 14 December 2012
ML > Economy > Industry > Extractive industries > Mining > Minerals and Mining - General


Title: Patterns and Trends of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and Other Drugs, Asia and the Pacific, 2012 (Myanmar section and full report)
Date of publication: December 2012
Description/subject: Emerging trends and concerns: • Myanmar remains a major source of methamphetamine pills and opiates in South-East Asia, most of which are manufactured in Shan State in the eastern part of the country. • For the first time, a crystalline methamphetamine manufacturing facility was seized in 2012. • Large amounts of methamphetamine in pill and crystalline form originating from Myanmar continue to be seized in neighbouring countries. • Precursor chemicals are trafficked from neighbouring countries to methamphetamine manufacturing centres located near Myanmar’s eastern border, where Government control remains limited. • Preliminary data for 2012 suggests that seizures of illicit drugs and their precursor chemicals have increased significantly. • Opium poppy cultivation has increased in Myanmar for six consecutive years
Language: English
Source/publisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Format/size: pdf (144K-Myanmar_section; 1.32MB-full report)
Alternate URLs: http://www.unodc.org/documents/eastasiaandpacific/2012/12/ats-2012/2012_Regional_ATS_Report_FINAL_H...
Date of entry/update: 13 December 2012
ML > Drugs > Drugs and Burma > Drugs and Burma: UN System > UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) > UNODC (formerly UNDCP and ODCCP) (English)
Drugs > Drugs and Burma > Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) - Myanmar


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Wednesday 12 December 2012
Date of publication: 12 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Utility Jade, Gems and Pearls Sales goes on...Inter-ministry track and field contest concludes...MNMA observes World AIDS Day...Purchasers make a loss on onion trade...Arid zones to see water stress in summer...Ancient public rest house over 100 years old...Harvest time makes great demands on combine harvester...Upgrading of Koebin-Thagara Yoma crossing road in progress...A girl knocked down by a passenger bus in Yekyi Township...Mawlamyine BEMS No 2 gets new building...Myitkyina Airport upgraded...New school building handed over...SEA Games torch conveyed rehearsed... Rubber trading cool in Ye...Euphoria Auto Service Centre opened...6th Nay Pyi Taw Inter- Ministry Basketball Tournament commences...10th Myanmar-China Joint Drug Control Meeting held...Traditional boxing challenge in Mandalay on 14-15 December...Kachin State Red Cross Society to take rehabilitation measures in Rakhine State...Ayeyawady Region Chief Minister oversees regional development in Labutta, Pyinsalu...Course on Training of Trainers for Civil Service No 1/2012 opened...Mobile healthcare reaches out to 6665 in Rakhine State...Tonsi Bridge crossing Namee Creek in Katha nearing completion..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Workshop on technological cooperation in development of road/bridge construction held...VISA introduces mobile payment...Union Ministers, Chinese delegation visit groundnut research farm, quality control laboratory, hybrid seed production research farm...Course in Diplomacy (1/2012) concludes...Myanmar Ambassador to Belgium presents his credentials to Belgian King Albert II...Border Affairs Ministry, Vietnamese Ethnic Minorities Committee meet...Myanmar cruise into final stage of AFF U-19 Women’s Championship...Union S&T Minister participates in 7th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology...Myanmar, Brazil eye multifaceted cooperation...Reinsurance Protection & IT System workshop held...Business Meeting and Matching on 17 Dec...Japanese contributor opens renovated school..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Boost Myanmar tourism through information technology".....ARTICLE: "Bounden duty of Myanmar people" [to preserve the independence, bringing about the eternal peace and prosperity of the Union] Maung Nwe Sit
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.7MB)
Date of entry/update: 12 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Prospects for Peace in Myanmar: Opportunities and Threats
Date of publication: 12 December 2012
Description/subject: ABSTRACT: "This paper examines the peace process in Myanmar from the perspectives of the Myanmar government and Army, and non-state armed groups, as well as ethnic nationality political and civil society actors and conflict affected communities. It argues that this is the best opportunity to resolve ethnic conflicts in the country since the military coup of 1962. However, the peace process will not ultimately succeed unless the government demonstrates a commitment to engage on the political issues which have long structured armed conflicts in Myanmar, and can also bring fighting to an end in Kachin and Shan States. On the political front, important progress was made in October-November 2012 in the relationship between government peace envoys and non-state armed groups. The government seems committed to political talks, although it is not yet clear how and when these will begin in earnest. In some ways, it will be easier for the government to initiate political talks with opposition groups, than to ensure that the Myanmar Army follows the peace agenda. Recent negotiations with the Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) have made little progress, resulting in a worrying continuation of armed conflict in northern Myanmar. This paper sketches different - sometimes contested - positions regarding the peace process in Myanmar, on the part of different ethnic actors, and analyses their strategies. It goes on to describe and discuss some of the winners and losers in the peace process. The paper argues that, in order to build a sustainable and deep-rooted peace process, it is necessary to involve conflict-affected communities and civil society organisations and above-ground ethnic political parties; it is also necessary to re-imagine peace and conflict in Myanmar as issues affecting the whole of society, including the Burman majority. The paper concludes by sketching a ‘framework agreement’, by which the government and representatives of minority communities could move onto a substantial political discourse.".....CONTENTS: 1. Abstract; 2. Introduction; 3. Key Challenges; 4. Background; 5. 2012: Prospects for Peace; 6. The Myanmar Government and Army; 7. Ethnic Actors; 8. Potential Spoilers; 9. Supporting the Peace Process, Doing No Harm; 10. Ways Forward; 11. References; 12. List of Non State Armed Groups (NSAGs)
Author/creator: Ashley South
Language: English
Source/publisher: Peace Reserch Institute, Oslo (PRIO)
Format/size: pdf (706K)
Date of entry/update: 12 December 2012
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Peace Processes, ceasefires and ceasefire talks (general reports and studies)
Dialogue/reform/transition - from military to civilian rule? > Dialogue/reform/transition - analyses and statements


Title: "Voice of Burma" No. 896
Date of publication: 09 December 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Voice of Burma Information Group
Format/size: pdf (307K)
Date of entry/update: 12 December 2012
RR > Archives > "Voice of Burma" > "Voice of Burma" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 13 December 2012
Date of publication: 13 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Low rainfall disrupts paddy output...Thriving chilli plantations in Monywa...Commercial signpost blocking the view of Bogyoke statue in Meiktila...Elephantiasis vaccine for locals in Kyauktan Township...Historic monastery in Inlay Lake in need of repair...Availability of electricity to be realized in Hsedwin, Gwaykon villages in Yamethin Township...Head-on collision claims six lives, including three-year-old girl...Emergency medicines kits distributed to villages in Kayin State...Bronze statues cast in honour of Grandma Daw Oo Zun, Myanma Alinn U Tin...Illegal timber extractions seized in Mawlamyine Township... Railroad sections to Myitkyina inspected...Kanbawza Cup Golf Tourney 15-18 Dec...Jade, gems and pearl sales continues for fourth day...Weather outlook for subsequent two days...Nay Pyi Taw Expo, Car Show kick off..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Vice-President receives Brazilian Ambassador...Nay Pyi Taw welcomes ASEAN-India Car Rally...Trishaw ride for globetrotters in Magway...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham receives Chairman of Petrofac Ltd [oilfield service company]...General Hla Htay Win meets Director of Political Department of Chengdu Military Region of PRC...Yangon International Airport busy with airplanes of foreign airlines..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Stand up for our beloved farmers"..... ARTICLES: "Myanmar wins Friendship Award in ASEAN-India Car Rally-2012" Aye Min Soe..."The State Sanghamahanayaka Committee of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" Ba Sein (Religious Affairs)
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (6.3MB)
Date of entry/update: 12 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Monday 10 December 2012
Date of publication: 10 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS:Vice-President visits utility jade, gems and pearl sales...Talks on traffic rules given...First year (Hons) courses rejuvenate Mandalay University...Tatkon Township marks 92nd Anniversary National Day...Cash donated to quake victims...Prizes awarded in Inter-Region/State Aerobics Contest...Workshop on anti-modern human trafficking 14 Dec...Books donated to village library...Tax educative essay and cartoon contests held...13th National Badminton Tournament held...Narcotic drugs seized in Pyay...Environment-friendly tea plantation nurtured in Mount Popa reserve...Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida selection exam opened...Statement (8/2012) of the Myanmar National Human Rights Commission on the International Human Rights Day, 10 December, 2012...Multiplier librarian course opens...Tachilek Dhamma Thiri Hospital handed over to the State to meet expectations of national races in border areas for health care...92nd Anniversary National Day and opening of No. 3 BEHS centennial ceremony celebrated in Bago...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Speaker attends opening ceremonies of upgraded schools in Pyawbwe Township...Completion of sports grounds, gymnasiums in Nay Pyi Taw inspected...Kyaikhtiyoe Shuttle Bus Line Service shuttles 39600 pilgrims free..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: 12th Myanmar-China Border Economic and Trade Fair opened in Myanmar...FIFA-MA Grassroots Festival 2012 kicks off...SR International College to run MBA course...MAI extends domestic flights with two Embraer 190s..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Patriotism of a heterogeneous society"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.7MB)
Date of entry/update: 11 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Tuesday 11 December 2012
Date of publication: 11 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Union level Peace-making Work Committee and Chin National Front hold peace talks - Rays of peace lightens (sic) Chin State...Bay Inference (09.30 hr MST on 10-12-2012)...Utility Jade, Gems and Pearl Sales continues...Massive influx of tomatoes brings down prices to the delight of shoppers...Conveyance of Buddha Tooth Relic in Hsipaw on 12 December...Dagon Challenge Myanmar Traditional Boxing Competitions on 16 December...Delivery room of Tamway Township MCWA upgraded...Motorcyclist killed in head-on collision...Cessation of hostilities alone is not enough to bring about peace: Union Minister U Aung Min...Steel trusses reinstalled on Ayeyawady Bridge (Yadana Theinga)...Displaced students under care in Momauk Township...Exportable musk melon under cultivation in Budalin...Examination held for selection of over-all outstanding students...Communication devices handed over for installation of rural PCOs...River crossing ferries equipped with life safety equipment...International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed...Patients at Mandalay General Hospital recovered from injuries...Union minister calls for market competitiveness of domestic products..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Shwedagon Pagoda sees more tourist arrivals...First ILDEX-Myanmar 2012 brings together people from livestock and fishery industry...Koreans donate cash and foodstuff to quake victims...Myanmar, Vietnam sign deal for closer ties...LIFT organizes workshop on agricultural development of Myanmar..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Misleading is a serious offense".....ARTICLE: "It’s high time we enjoyed fruits of independence" Myat Sithu
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.9MB)
Date of entry/update: 11 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "The Myanmar Times" 3-9 December, 2012, Vol. 33 No. 655
Date of publication: 09 December 2012
Description/subject: Mine protests spark violence...Anti-Muslim monks: Sri Lanka redux?...Shan call for federal union constitution...Total E&P to boost socio-economic outreach...Police apologise for crackdown...Govt meets activists at land conference...Unlikely pair an inspiration to us all...Lashio Declaration looks to improve national healthcare...British dig team hunts for buried Spitfires...NGO plans Sittwe HIV clinic...Twins separated after marathon operation...Death toll rises in train fire inferno...Bus lines in leadership struggle...Balloons festival celebrates Tazaungdine...Disabled racers speed to finish line...Development stalled at Myingyan IZ...Stop police violence, says 88 Generation...Auditor General probes 15 ministries over lost or misappropriated funds...Protesting gold miners in custody...Rakhine tourism suffers following violence...Visa to host mobile payments conference...Experts warn Yangon on quake risk...President U Thein Sein to receive ICG top award...Dawei SEZ sparks concern amid promises...On the road to recovery...More bank cards join payment union...ADB study puts spotlights Myanmar’s energy sector...Tata Motors keen to enter car market...FMI plots bright future at AGM...MPT backtracks on mobile internet fees, for now...MPT backtracks on mobile internet fees, for now...Hitachi establishes Yangon branch...KPMG touches down in Myanmar market...SPA, Yoma Strategic unveil ‘landmark’ project for Yangon...YFS holds student film screening...Cultural norms trump literary merit at state-run book awards...Myanmar author explores new literary freedoms...‘Smile’: A rare English translation...Human rights films screened in Yangon...All-Myanmar art exhibition to kick off the New Year...Ceremony celebrates revised Bible translation...YOUR STARS...Events Flash...CLASSIFIEDS...QUICK GUIDE...SPORT.....[N.B. OF THE 60 PAGES IN THIS ISSUE, LESS THAN HALF DEALS WITH BURMA/MYANMAR - THE REST IS ADS AND FOREIGN NEWS]
Language: English
Source/publisher: Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.
Format/size: pf (3.8MB-low resolution; 7.7MB-higher resolution; 12.56MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs14/MT655-op75.pdf
http://www.mmtimes.com/images/mte/old_issues/201233655.pdf
Date of entry/update: 11 December 2012
RR > Private sector publications produced under censorship restrictions > Weekly magazines > "The Myanmar Times" > "The Myanmar Times" (English) 2012


Title: Nothing About Us Without Us - Refugees' Voices About Their Return to Burma (video)
Date of publication: 10 December 2012
Description/subject: A powerful video made up of interview clips, mainly with refugees, as well as UNHCR, TBC and other Thailand-based refugee and human rights organisations about the proposed repatriation of Burmese refugees in Thailand back to Burma. The film is especially critical of the lack of consultation by the UNHCR, Burmese and Thai Government with the refugees and community-based organisaations......"Burma Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of a short documentary entitled "Nothing About Us Without Us". The film highlights refugees' voices about repatriation from camps along the Thailand border back into Burma. Featuring interviews with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, leading academics, representatives from civil society organizations and the refugees themselves, the film shows the lack of information currently available to most refugees and outlines the necessity of including refugees in the decision-making and planning processes related to their return to Burma."
Author/creator: Timothy Syrota
Language: Adobe Flash (18 minutes, 40 seconds)
Source/publisher: Burma Partnership
Date of entry/update: 10 December 2012
ML > Refugees > Return of Burmese asylum-seekers to Burma


Title: Al Jazeera Investigates - The Hidden Genocide (video)
Date of publication: 09 December 2012
Description/subject: "Earlier this year a Buddhist woman was raped and murdered in western Myanmar. The authorities charged three Muslim men. A week later, 10 Muslims were murdered in a revenge attack. What happened next was hidden from the outside world. Bloodshed pitted Buddhists against minority Rohingya Muslims. Many Rohingya fled their homes, which were burned down in what they said was a deliberate attempt by the predominantly Buddhist government to drive them out of the country. "They were shooting and we were also fighting. The fields were filled with bodies and soaked with blood," says Mohammed Islam, who fled with his family to Bangladesh. There are 400,000 Rohingya languishing in Bangladesh. For more than three decades, waves of refugees have fled Myanmar. But the government of Bangladesh considers the Rohingya to be illegal immigrants, as does the government of Myanmar. They have no legal rights and nowhere to go. This is a story of a people fleeing the land where they were born, of a people deprived of citizenship in their homeland. It is the story of the Rohingya of western Myanmar, whose very existence as a people is denied. Professor William Schabas, the former president of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, says: "When you see measures preventing births, trying to deny the identity of the people, hoping to see that they really are eventually, that they no longer exist; denying their history, denying the legitimacy of their right to live where they live, these are all warning signs that mean it's not frivolous to envisage the use of the term genocide."
Author/creator: Paul Rees
Language: Voice-over and sub-titles, English
Source/publisher: Al Jazeera via Youtube
Format/size: Adobe Flash (50 minutes)
Alternate URLs: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/aljazeerainvestigates/2012/12/2012125122215836351.html
Date of entry/update: 10 December 2012
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.
Human Rights > Discrimination > Race or Ethnicity: Discrimination based on > Racial or ethnic discrimination in Burma: reports of violations > Racial or ethnic discrimination in Burma: reports of violations against specific groups > Discrimination against the Rohingya


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Sunday 9 December 2012
Date of publication: 09 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Water level forecast for second (10) days of December 2012...Sarsodaw Day marked...Thriving strawberries ready for harvest in PyinOoLwin...Two book corners being kept open in Hinthada...Flower growers see tight profit margins in Yamethin...Outstanding students honoured at Latha BEHS No. 2...Speedy car on traffic landscaping block...Development tasks of Yangon City supervised...Price of cold season crops falls...Reading habit raised...Tailoring, domestic science courses conclude...Vice-President Dr Sai Mauk Kham inspects regional development and rehabilitation tasks in Rakhine State...Second week of December mass walk held...X’ mas service held at MCC...National Day celebrated in townships of Nay Pyi Taw Council Area...Mon State Education Department recites Dhammaçakka and Pathana recitation...Weather Forecast for Second Dekad of December, 2012 (Issued on 8-12-2012)..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Exaggerating Rakhine conflict as a “genocide” is totally contrary to the truth - Diplomats supports efforts of government for restoring peace and stability in Rakhine State...Myanmar delegation on study tour of Malaysia...Myanmar U-19 women football team vows to win play-off match against Thailand...Myanmar archery team aims for gold in coming SEA Games...Union Border Affairs Minister and UN delegation look round relief camps in Myitkyina...Press conference on crisis in Rakhine State held..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Corruption kills development"
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.2MB)
Date of entry/update: 10 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: Responsible Tourism in Myanmar: Current Situation and Challenges
Date of publication: 10 December 2012
Description/subject: "...There is an urgent need for a critical debate on mass tourism in Myanmar, particularly the viability and frailty of the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Policy that is soon to be framed by the Myanmar Tourism Master Plan. ‘One of the most fascinating aspects of travel in Myanmar is the opportunity to experience a corner of Asia that, in many ways, has changed little since British colonial times,’ says the Lonely Planet. It remains to be seen how this place of authenticity will be reshaped by mass tourism as a force of globalisation in the near future, and how the state of Myanmar will responsibly respond to the challenges brought about by mass tourism..."
Author/creator: Ko Ko Thet
Language: English
Source/publisher: Burma Center Prague.
Format/size: pdf (1.5MB)
Alternate URLs: http://www.ecoburma.com
Date of entry/update: 10 December 2012
ML > Tourism > Sustainable/ethical tourism > Sustainable/ethical (?) tourism (Burma/Myanmar)
Tourism > Tourism in Burma/Myanmar - the debate


Title: Military minefields blocking transition to democracy
Date of publication: 09 December 2012
Description/subject: "Protests such as those against the Latpadaung copper mine are putting a spotlight on powerful conglomerates run by former generals who have traded their uniforms for business suits and are accused of carving up the country's natural wealth with China...The term ''irreversible transformation'' is popular these days with Myanmar's former military generals who use it at international roadshows, but as the Latpadaung copper mine unrest shows, the transformation may be largely superficial. When protests at the mine led by monks and local activists were brutally broken up by the government late last month, injuring more than 50 protesters, it was stark proof of military's lingering dominance. The unrest also highlights concerns over political and economic ties between the Myanmar military and the Chinese government. The Latpadaung copper mine project is a joint venture between the Chinese-owned Wanbao Mining Company and the Union of Myanmar Economic Holding Company (UMEH), which not coincidentally is run by former military officers..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: "Bangkok Post" (Spectrum)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 09 December 2012
ML > Dialogue/reform/transition - from military to civilian rule? > Dialogue/reform/transition - analyses and statements


Title: BURMA – COMPLEX EMERGENCY
Date of publication: 30 November 2012
Description/subject: KEY DEVELOPMENTS: "A resurgence of violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya, as well as non-Rohingya, Muslims that began on October 21 in Rakhine State had resulted in nearly 90 deaths, the displacement of approximately 36,000 people, and the destruction of 5,300 houses or religious buildings, primarily as a result of arson, as of November 15. The violence had diminished by early November, with the Government of Burma (GoB) deploying security forces to affected areas and enforcing curfews, but sporadic clashes continue. In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon dated November 16, Burma’s President Thein Sein condemned the violence in Rakhine State and noted that the GoB was prepared to address contentious political issues concerning Rohingya, including resettlement of displaced populations, granting of citizenship, birth registration, work permits, and permits for moving within the country. On November 21, President Sein announced that the GoB would pursue a multifaceted plan aimed at addressing tensions between Muslim and Buddhist communities in Rakhine State, according to international media sources. Components of the plan include reducing prejudices, promoting education, creating jobs, and introducing a birth control program in accordance with international standards. In a speech delivered during a November 19 visit to Burma, President Barack Obama called for the end of sectarian violence in Rakhine State and for national reconciliation. President Obama also announced $170 million in new U.S. Government assistance for Burma to be provided over a two-year period and encompassing a range of programs, including governance, development, humanitarian, and reconciliation interventions. USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA), USAID’s Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP), and the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM) continue to address the humanitarian needs of Rakhine’s conflict-affected populations, particularly those displaced by violence, through ongoing programs funded in FY 2012 and new programs initiated in FY 2013..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: USAID - FACT SHEET #1, FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2013
Format/size: pdf (250K)
Date of entry/update: 09 December 2012
ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar > Arakan (Rakhine) State > Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.


Title: The Code of Criminal Procedure of Burma/Myanmar (including schedules)
Date of publication: 01 July 1898
Description/subject: Search or navigate from The Table of Contents
Language: English
Source/publisher: Government of the Union of Burma
Format/size: pdf (1.1MB)
Date of entry/update: 08 December 2012
ML > Law and Constitution > Criminal law > Criminal law (texts) > The Code of Criminal Procedure (English)


Title: The Code of Criminal Procedure: Schedules II, III, IV
Date of publication: 01 July 1898
Description/subject: The Code of Criminal Procedure, [India Act V, 1898, 1st July 1898]..... SCHEDULE I: REPEALED (OMMITTED)... SCHEDULE II: TABULAR STATEMENT OF OFFENCES... SCHEDULE III: ORDINARY POWERS OF MAGISTRATES... SCHEDULE IV: ADDITIONAL POWERS WITH WHICH MAGISTRATES MAY BE INVESTED .
Language: English
Source/publisher: Union of the Union of Burma via "The Burma Code"
Format/size: pdf (343K)
Date of entry/update: 08 December 2012
ML > Law and Constitution > Criminal law > Criminal law (texts) > The Code of Criminal Procedure (English)


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Saturday 8 December 2012
Date of publication: 08 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Copper Mining Project It is time for all to carry out purification and propagation of Sasana - Ceremony to apologize to State Sangha Maha Nayaka Sayadaws for incidents stemming from protest in Letpadaungtaung Copper Mining Project...Unprecedented challenges in political process being tackled with cooperation of the people [The following is a translation of the 92nd Anniversary National Day message sent by President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Thein Sein]...Citizens, journalists requested to smooth the ‘hard road...IWT set up joint venture with private sector...Installation of power lines from Shwe Myot to Ngatesu...FMI eyes to lead auto market in Myanmar...Jivitadana Sangha Hospital (Yangon) to organize charity sales...Untimely rainfall damages monsoon paddy harvest, preparation for winter crops...Car crash on Yangon- Nay Pyi Taw Expressway...Hledan overhead bridge sees more than 60 per cent completion...Traditional boat race attracts local people...Gold plates to be donated to Shwedagon Pagoda...Crime reduction talks given...Heroin seized in Khampat, Kawlin...Stimulant tablets seized in Myitkyina...CSC ISSUED [photo]...World AIDS Day marked in Bago...Graduation dinner of 55th Intake of DSA held...Government instructs departmental staff to carry out their duties without bias...Human capabilities are crucial: Union Minister for Industry...Free health care services provided to nuns, students...Graduation parade of 55th Intake of Defence Services Academy held..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar delegation back home [from USA]...Russia-Myanmar trade and investment discussed...Candle light starts outbreak of fire in Katha...USAID-supported NGO to assist Myanmar meat, fish sector...Border Affairs Union Minister holds talks with UN Under-Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator...Japan provides Kawlin Township Hospital with cash assistance..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Teach them how to fish".....ARTICLE: "Commemorating our National Day" Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt.....POEM: "THE DAY ON WHICH A CLARION CALL WAS SOUNDED" Maung Swe Ngae
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (2.8MB)
Date of entry/update: 08 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: UN Urges Aid for Kachin IDPs in Rebel Areas
Date of publication: 07 December 2012
Description/subject: "A top United Nations official has urged the Burmese government to allow access to Kachin internally displaced persons (IDPs) in rebel-controlled areas of northernmost Burma. Baroness Valerie Amos, the UN under-secretary-general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told a press conference in Rangoon on Friday that conditions for displaced civilians remain dire and there was no reason to restrict access. “The UN has asked to government to allow travel to rebel controlled areas to support the refugees there,” she told The Irrawaddy. “Because we cannot travel to the area, the UN cannot support these people.” “We have substantial experience working in insecure environments. We are working in other places where the security situation is much worse. We hope the government will give us permission to travel to these areas and provide the aid that is so desperately needed.”..."
Author/creator: Nyein Nyein
Language: English
Source/publisher: "The Irrawaddy"
Format/size: html, pdf
Date of entry/update: 07 December 2012
ML > Internal armed conflict (under reconstruction) > Internal armed conflict in Burma > Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States > Armed conflict in Kachin State > Armed conflict in Kachin State - displacement and the humanitarian situation


Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 6 December 2012
Date of publication: 06 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Mobile medical teams provide health care to national races...Significant night temperatures (5-12-2012)...Utility jade, gems and pearl sales 9 Dec...KIA (Kachin) group blast railroad between Mohnyin and Nanma...Stoves distributed as environmental conservation...Public service book corners opened in Dawei...Talks on taxation given in Labutta...Vice-Chairmen of Union-level Peace-making Committee visits Mongla Special Region (4)...Mega Link Trading Co Ltd wins tender for 8 Camera OB Van, 5 Camera Flyaway Video Kit...Ministry of Information Myanmar Motion Picture Enterprise Invitation for open tender of Myanmar Motion Picture Enterprise (branch office, Dawei) to build two storey RC building...Myanma port authority Holiday notice...Political reform serves as good basis for success of economic reform...TV retransmission station (Tamu) put into service..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar, Brunei focus on strengthening bilateral relations, further cooperation on mutually beneficial basis in future...Myanmar-Brunei relations and cooperation promoted through ASEAN, regional and multilateral organizations...President’s State visits to Australia, New Zealand postponed...President U Thein Sein back from Brunei...Sports trial for swimmers on 3-4 January...Sumitomo Corp (Nay Pyi Taw branch) opened...CPPCC delegation concludes visit...World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia-2013 in June...World Economic Forum (WEF) on East Asia-2013 in June...SEA Games liaison officer course concludes...Myanmar product can exhibit at 18th Dakha International Trade Fair-2013...Thai Red Cross Society, TICA donate two vehicles to NBC..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Transparency, all-in-one solution".....ARTICLES: "SARSODAW DAY" BY BA THAN..."Myitkyina-Sumprabum-Putao road under major repair" Interview: Myint Maung Soe; Photo: Kyaw Thu Win
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.2MB)
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar > Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin" > "The New Light of Myanmar" 2012


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 1, January 2012
Date of publication: January 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (1.1MB-OBL version; 4.56MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/Newsletter/0210%20Karen%20Newsletter%20%28January-20...
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 2, February 2012
Date of publication: February 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (2.8MB-OBL version; 8.13-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/Newsletter/Karen%20Newsletter%20%28Febuary-2012%29.p...
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 3, March 2012
Date of publication: March 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (2.2MB-OBL version; 5.57MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/Karen%20Newsletter%20%28March%20-2012%29.p...
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 4, April 2012
Date of publication: April 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (3.1MB-OBL version; 8.55-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/Karen%20Newsletter%20%28April-2012%29.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 5, May 2012
Date of publication: May 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (2.9MB-OBL version; 7.93-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/May_2012%20%28Karen%20Newsletter%29.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 6, June 2012
Date of publication: June 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (3.2MB-OBL version; 9.07MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/KIC%20Newsletter%20June.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 7, July 2012
Date of publication: July 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (847K-OBL version; 2.87-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/Karen%20Newsletter%20July.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 8, August 2012
Date of publication: August 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (1.3MB-OBL version; 10.6MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/Karen%20Newsletter%20August.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
ML > Non-Burman and non-Buddhist groups > Ethnic groups in Burma (cultural, political) > Single Groups > Karen (cultural, historical, political) > Karen periodicals > "Karen Newsletter"


Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 9, September 2012
Date of publication: September 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (3.7MB-OBL version; 7.15MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/Karen%20Newsletter%20September.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
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Title: "Karen Newsletter", Vol. 16, Issue 10, October 2012
Date of publication: October 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Karen Information Center (KIC)
Format/size: pdf (782K-OBL version; 1.66MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://www.kicnews.org/kicftp/upload/News%20Letters/2012/Karen%20Newsletter%20October.pdf
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
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Title: BURMA: Former activist monk and demonstrators among detainees in wave of arrests
Date of publication: 06 December 2012
Description/subject: "The Asian Human Rights Commission is concerned by a recent wave of arrests in Burma, signaling that continuation of repressive practices from earlier periods of direct military rule. Among those arrested are a number of leaders of recent demonstrations against a copper mining project in the north of the country, and a former monk who after his release from prison at the start of the year has been subjected to constant harassment and abuse. We are calling for the release of all these persons who have done nothing other than exercise their rights to participate in social life at a time that the government of Burma claims to be democratizing...."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
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Title: "The New Light of Myanmar" Friday 7 December 2012
Date of publication: 07 December 2012
Description/subject: DOMESTIC NEWS: Union-level Peace-Making Committee holds talks with Panhsan Special Region-2 group...Oil workers, Moe & Moe Co yet to reach agreement...BEMS branch upgraded to BEMS...Police officers, local authorities meet in discussions...2012 Science Film Festival held...Candle light breaks out fire in Lashio...Industry Ministry honours victorious Women Volleyball Taekwondo athletes...CRC Day observed in Mandalay...Gangaw sees public service book corner...Law Library put into service...Installation of seven-digit landlines carried out free of charge in Taunggyi...55th blood donation...Station hospital in dire need of doctors, equipment...Basic paddy cultivation work demonstrated...Cash for construction of Home for the Aged...Rural fund spent on milch cows...Psychological support given to victims in Myebon, Pauktaw, Maungtaw and Sittway in Rakhine State...Specialists giving prompt treatment to inpatients...Ministry of Information Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise Invitation for open tender of Myanma Motion Picture Enterprise (branch office, Dawei) to build two storey RC building...42nd Maha Kathina robe offering ceremony held...Yangon Living & Car Show, Chinese Industrial Products Expo Myanmar opened...Slight earthquake jolts near Thabeikkyin...Summary of observations at 09:30 hr M.S.T. on 6-12-2012..... EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein receives UN USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator...Illegal trading blocked at borders...Chin traditional dance at India-ASEAN Car Rally...Border Affairs Ministry, UNDP hold workshop on ICDP, CDRT, new programme of UNDP...Pyithu Hluttaw Deputy Speaker meets UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator...UNICEF’s new representative, FM discuss future cooperation process...The Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release [on forthcoming Aljazeera programmes on the Rohingya]...Speaker of Pyidaungsu, Amyotha Hluttaws holds talks with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator..... "PERSPECTIVES": "Reform in basic education"..... ARTICLES: "The 65th Sacred Tipitakadhara Tipitakakovida Selection Examination in the year of 2013" Ba Sein (Religious Affairs)..."Trust in reform" Min Ba Htoo
Language: English
Source/publisher: News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar
Format/size: pdf (4.7MB)
Date of entry/update: 06 December 2012
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Title: Burma-Nachrichten 1/12, 15.03.2012
Date of publication: 15 March 2012
Description/subject: Inhalt in Kürze: 1. Personeller Wechsel in der Burma-Initiative; 2. Asienhaus-Rundbrief; 3. Dokumentation der Fachtagung vom 03.12.2011; 4. Deutschlandpremiere von „The Lady: Ein geteiltes Herz“; 5. Deutsche Delegation in Myanmar versichert Unterstützung im Reformprozess; 6. ASEAN-Parlamentariergruppe in Myanmar 7. Myitsone-Staudamm: China drängt myanmarische Regierung zur Wiederaufnahme; 8. Neues Gewerkschaftsgesetz in Myanmar; 9. Verurteilung von KNU-Führungskraft gefährdet Waffenstillstandsabkommen
Language: German, Deutsch
Source/publisher: Burma-Initiative, Asienstiftung
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: "Voice of Burma" No. 895
Date of publication: 02 December 2012
Language: Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ
Source/publisher: Voice of Burma Information Group
Format/size: pdf (304K)
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
RR > Archives > "Voice of Burma" > "Voice of Burma" 2012


Title: "The Myanmar Times" 26 November-2 December, 2012, Vol. 33 No. 654
Date of publication: 02 December 2012
Source/publisher: Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.
Format/size: pdf (4.6MB-OBL version; 12.55MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://mmtimes.com/images/mte/old_issues/201233654.pdf
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
RR > Private sector publications produced under censorship restrictions > Weekly magazines > "The Myanmar Times" > "The Myanmar Times" (English) 2012


Title: "The Myanmar Times" 19-25 November 2012, Vol. 33 No. 653
Date of publication: 25 November 2012
Description/subject: Includes special report, 19 November, on Obama's visit
Language: English
Source/publisher: Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.
Format/size: pdf (4MB-OBL version; 13.06-original)
Alternate URLs: http://mmtimes.com/images/mte/old_issues/201233653.pdf
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: "The Myanmar Times" 12-18 November 2012, Vol. 33 No. 652
Date of publication: 18 November 2012
Language: English
Source/publisher: Myanmar Consolidated Media Co. Ltd.
Format/size: pdf (3.7MB-OBL version; 12.67MB-original)
Alternate URLs: http://mmtimes.com/images/mte/old_issues/201233652.pdf
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: Burma-Nachrichten 3/12, 26.04.2012
Date of publication: 26 April 2012
Description/subject: Inhalt in Kürze: 1. AH-Online-Publikation über den Konflikt um den Myitsone-Staudamm und Chinas Rolle in Myanmar 2. „Im Gänsemarsch“: Nach den USA lockert auch die EU Sanktionen 3. Versprechen und Halten sind zweierlei: Planung der Myitsone-Talsperre schreitet voran 4. Suu Kyi boykottiert Parlamentssitzung 5. Ban Ki Moon reist nach Birma 6. Suu Kyis erste Auslandsreise seit 1988 7. Reform in Myanmar: Ein Jahr danach 8. Wirtschafts-Boom für Myanmar?!
Language: Deutsch, German
Source/publisher: Burma-Initiative, Asienstiftung
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: Burma-Nachrichten 4/12, 31.05.2012
Date of publication: 31 May 2012
Description/subject: Inhalt in Kürze: 1. Einladung zur Veranstaltungsreihe "Nachhaltiger Tourismus und verantwortungsbewusste EZ in Myanmar" 2. Myanmar verstärkt bilaterale Beziehungen mit Indien und Vietnam 3. Demonstrationen gegen Stromausfälle 4. Arbeiterstreiks in Yangon 5. Zwölf-Punkte-Vereinbarung zwischen Shan State Army-South und "Friedensteam" der Regierung 6. Pilotprojekt für die Wiedereingliederung vertriebener Zivilisten 7. Kachin appellieren an UN zur Intervention 8. Amnesty International Report 2012 9. Deutscher Bundestag: Myanmar auf dem Weg zur Demokratie begleiten und unterstützen
Language: Deutsch, German
Source/publisher: Burma-Initiative, Asienstiftung
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: Burma-Nachrichten 5/12, 12.09.2012
Date of publication: 12 September 2012
Description/subject: Inhalt in Kürze: 1. Medienzensur: Mehr Freiheiten für Presse eingeräumt 2. Thein Sein reformiert Kabinett 3. Erstmals weibliches Kabinettsmitglied 4. Birmanische Armee entlässt Kindersoldaten 5. Präsident Thein Sein hebt Einreiseverbote gegen 2082 Dissidenten auf 6. Rohingya: Mönche stärken Präsident Thein Sein den Rücken 7. China weist Kachin-Flüchtlinge ab 8. Krise am Verfassungsgericht: Parlament demonstriert seine Macht 9. Neues Investitionsgesetz verabschiedet 10. Yangons Kolonialbauten gefährdet
Language: Deutsch, German
Source/publisher: Burma-Initiative, Asienstiftung
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: Burma-Nachrichten 6/12, 12.10.2012
Date of publication: 12 October 2012
Description/subject: Inhalt in Kürze: 1. Thein Sein räumt Aung San Suu Kyi Chancen bei Wahlen 2015 ein 2. Aung San Suu Kyi bereist USA 3. USA heben Handelssanktionen auf 4. Internationale Finanzinstitutionen kehren auf den Bildschirm zurück 5. Chancen für Myanmars Textilwirtschaft 6. Unruhen verstärken Binnenflucht in Rakhine 7. FarmerInnen begehren gegen Marine auf 8. Klage gegen Kupferminenbesitzer
Language: Deutsch, German
Source/publisher: Burma-Initiative, Asienstiftung
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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Title: BURMA: Court issues landmark ruling on death in police custody
Date of publication: 05 December 2012
Description/subject: "In a landmark ruling, a court in Burma has rejected the police version of events that led to the death of a man in their custody, and has opened the door to a charge of murder to be brought against the officers involved. In its findings of 9 November 2012, a copy of which the Asian Human Rights Commission has obtained, the Mayangone Township Court ruled in the case of the deceased Myo Myint Swe that the death was unlikely to have been natural. Despite attempts by the police of the Bayinnaung Police Station to cover up the torture and murder of Myo Myint Swe, whom they had arrested over the death of a young woman, Judge Daw Aye Mya Theingi found that even though the investigating doctor had been equivocal about whether or not extensive external injuries caused by torture had resulted in the death, on the basis of the testimonies, written records and photographs submitted to the court, it was "difficult to conclude that the death was natural"..."
Language: English
Source/publisher: Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)
Format/size: html
Date of entry/update: 05 December 2012
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