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| Title: | | Statement by Local Residents at Ramree Island regarding Shwe Gas Project, Deep Sea Port, and Oil and Gas Pipeline (English, Burmese, Chinese)
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| Date of publication: | | 02 May 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "Construction of Daewoo’s Shwe gas project, as well as CNPC’s Maday deep sea port and oil and gas pipeline have damaged our (local people’s) livelihoods and environment in Kyauk Phu Township since 2009. Additionally, there has been ongoing forcible land confiscation, providing no compensation or a limited amount of compensation for the confiscated rice farms and lands.
We, the local affected people, were not informed or consulted by the companies regarding the positive or negative impacts of the projects before the implementation of these projects until today. Furthermore, we were not informed of whether an EIA or SIA had been conducted before the implementation of the projects. Therefore, we have been deeply concerned about the possibility of the total destruction of our major livelihoods such as farming and fishing, as the projects have already negatively impacted our livelihoods..." |
| Language: | | English, Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ, Chinese |
| Source/publisher: | | Local Residents at Ramree Island (20 local groups and villages) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (64K-English; 63K-Burmese; 144K-Chinese) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs15/Ramree_Oil_and_Gas_Statement-bu.pdf
http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs15/Ramree_Oil_and_Gas_Statement-ch.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2013 |
| | ML > Economy
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Investment in Burma/Myanmar
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Foreign investment in oil and gas
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Arakan (Shwe) gas field
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Shwe gas field and pipeline -- reports and articles
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| Title: | | Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific - A Threat Assessment
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| Date of publication: | | April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | Illegal activities in the region is presented under 12 flows, most or all of which feature Myanmar...
1. Smuggling of migrants and labour trafficking within the Greater Mekong Sub-Region...
2. Trafficking of women and girls for sexual exploitation within the Greater Mekong Sub-Region...
3. Migrant smuggling from East and Southeast Asia to the United States and the European Union...
4. Migrant smuggling from South and West Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia and Canada...
5. Trafficking of opiates from Myanmar and Afghanistan into East Asia and the Pacific...
6. Trafficking of methamphetamines from Myanmar and China to the region...
7. The illegal wildlife trade in East Asia and the Pacific...
8. Illicit trade in wood-based products from the region to the world...
9. Illicit trade in electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) from the world to the region...
10. Illicit trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) from East Asia to the world...
11. Counterfeit consumer goods from East Asia to the United States and the European Union...
12. Fraudulent essential medicines from East Asia to Southeast Asia and Africa. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (2.4MB-OBL version; 2.9MB-original), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | https://www.unodc.org/unodc/data-and-analysis/TOC-threat-assessments.html
http://www.unodc.org/documents/southeastasiaandpacific/Publications/2013/TOCTA_EAP_web.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2013 |
| | ML > The UN System and Burma/Myanmar
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UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
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| Title: | | BURMA BULLETIN ISSUE 76 - April 2013
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| Date of publication: | | April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | KEY STORY:
• Evidence of killings emerges
• Muslims prosecuted, jailed
• Rangoon remains tense
• Campaign for tolerance
• Int’l concern over violence...
INSIDE BURMA:
• Ethnic cleansing of Rohingya
• Crackdowns on protesters
• Tatmadaw’s Shan State attacks
• Kachin State fighting...
HUMAN RIGHTS:
• Political prisoners released...
DISPLACEMENT:
• Rohingya boat people & IDPs...
INTERNATIONAL:
• Daw Suu goes to Japan
• EU lifts Burma sanctions
• Thein Sein’s business trip
• Burma-Indonesia relations...
ECONOMY:
• SIM card lottery flops
• Race for telecom licenses
• Oil and gas investment...
OTHER BURMA NEWS...
REPORTS |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | ALTSEAN-Burma |
| Format/size: | | pdf (197K) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2013 |
| | ML > Activism and Advocacy (groups from Burma, solidarity groups, campaigns, publications)
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Online publications by Burma solidarity groups
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ALTSEAN-Burma archive
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| Title: | | US State Dept. - Burma: Country Report on Human Rights Practices - 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 19 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
"Burma’s parliamentary government is headed by President Thein Sein. On April 1, the country held largely transparent and inclusive by-elections in which the National League for Democracy (NLD) party, chaired by Aung San Suu Kyi, won 43 of 45 contested seats out of a total 664 seats in the legislature. The by-elections contrasted sharply with the 2010 general elections, which were neither free nor fair. The ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) continued to hold an overwhelming majority of the seats in the national parliament and state/regional assemblies, and active-duty military officers continued to wield authority at each level of government. Military security forces reported to military channels, and civilian security forces, such as the police, reported to a nominally civilian ministry headed by an active-duty military general.
In 2012 the government’s continued reform efforts resulted in significant human rights improvements, although legal and policy revisions had yet to be implemented fully or consistently at the local level, particularly in ethnic nationality areas. On January 13, President Thein Sein released an estimated 300 political prisoners, including top figures of the prodemocracy movement and all imprisoned journalists, and amnestied an estimated 140 political prisoners in subsequent releases, though none of the 2012 releases were unconditional. The government eased longstanding restrictions imposed on its citizens, including by relaxing censorship laws governing the media, expanding labor rights and criminalizing forced labor, and returning professional licenses to practice law for the majority of lawyers who had been disbarred for political activities or for their representation of political activists. The government also eased restrictions on dissidents both from within and outside the country, including removal of more than 2,000 names from a government blacklist of persons barred from entering or leaving the country based on their suspected political activity.
An outbreak of communal violence in June between predominantly Buddhist Rakhine and predominantly Muslim Rohingya in Rakhine State claimed the lives of an estimated 100 civilians and displaced tens of thousands before the central government reestablished calm. Violence broke out again in October and resulted in deaths estimated to exceed 100 and the burning of more than 3,000 houses in predominantly Rohingya villages. The central government took positive steps by deploying security forces to suppress violence, granting the international community access to the conflict areas, forming an investigative commission into the causes of the violence, and engaging international experts on reconciliation. Intercommunal tensions remained high. At the end of the year, there were more than 100,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) resulting from the violence in Rakhine State.
The Burma Army escalated the use of force against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in December, including through the use of air power. In July the government stopped issuing travel permission for UN humanitarian aid convoys to travel to Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)-controlled areas, effectively cutting off an estimated 40,000 IDPs from access to international humanitarian assistance. Local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) were generally able to access these populations during this period. KIA forces allegedly destroyed civilian infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and trains, and targeted attacks on police officials in Kachin State.
Significant human rights problems in the country persisted, including conflict-related abuses in ethnic minority border states; abuse of prisoners, continued detention of more than 200 political prisoners and restrictions on released political prisoners; and a general lack of rule of law resulting in corruption and the deprivation of land and livelihoods.
Government security forces were allegedly responsible for cases of extrajudicial killings, rape, and torture. The government abused some prisoners and detainees, held some persons in harsh and life-threatening conditions, and failed to protect civilians in conflict zones.
The government undertook some legal reforms during the year, and in practice restrictions on the exercise of a variety of human rights lessened markedly, if unevenly and unreliably, compared to past years. Nevertheless, a number of laws restricting freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, religion, and movement remained. The government allowed for greater expression by civil society, and NGOs were able to operate more openly than in previous years; however, the mandatory registration process for NGOs remained cumbersome and nontransparent.
The government signed an action plan with the UN to end illegal child soldiers. Though there were several well publicized demobilizations of child soldiers during the year, recruitment of child soldiers continued. Discrimination against ethnic minorities and stateless persons continued, as did trafficking in persons--particularly of women and girls--although the government took actions to combat this problem. Forced labor, including that of children, persisted.
The government generally did not take action to prosecute or punish those responsible for human rights abuses, with a few isolated exceptions. Abuses continued with impunity.
Ethnic armed groups also committed human rights abuses, including forced labor and recruitment of child soldiers, and failed to protect civilians in conflict zones" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | US Department of State (Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (207K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs15/USDOS-Country-rep2012-Burma.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2013 |
| | ML > Human Rights
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Various Rights
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Various rights: reports of violations in Burma
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US State Dept. - reports on human rights in Burma
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| Title: | | US Commission on International Religious Freedom - 2013 - Burma
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| Date of publication: | | 30 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "Ongoing and important political reforms in Burma have yet to significantly
improve the situation for freedom of religion
and belief. During the reporting period, most
religious freedom violations occurred against et
hnic minority Christian and Muslim communities,
with
serious abuses against mainly Christian civilia
ns during military interventions in Kachin
State and sectarian violence by societal actors targeting Muslims in Rakhine (Arakan) State. In
addition, Buddhist monks suspected of anti-govern
ment activities were detained or removed from
their pagodas, and at least eight monks rema
in imprisoned for participating in peaceful
demonstrations. In addition to sometimes severe
restrictions on worship, education, and other
religious activities and ceremonies, religious gr
oups continue to face a range of problems,
including: pervasive surveillance, imprisonment, di
scrimination, societal violence, destruction or
desecration of property, and censors
hip of religious materials.
In light of these systematic, ongoing, egregious
violations of freedom
of religion and belief,
USCIRF recommends that Burma again be designa
ted as a “country of particular concern” in
2013. The State Department has designated Burma as a CPC since 1999.
Over the past year, the Burmese
government continued to release po
litical and religious prisoners,
revised laws on media censorship and freedom
of assembly, and allowed Aung San Suu Kyi’s
National Democracy Party (NLD) to assume its seats in parliament. Nevertheless, Burma’s
overall human rights record remains poor and the
government was either unable or unwilling to
curtail security forces or social actors who enga
ged in serious abuses against religious minorities
and others during armed conflicts in Kachin St
ate and sectarian violence in Rakhine (Arakan)
State. Rohingya Muslims, who are denied
Burmese citizenship, experience widespread
discrimination, strict controls over their religious activities and ceremonies and societal violence
that is often incited by Buddhist monks and carried
out with impunity by mobs and local militias,
including police in Rakhine (Arakhan) State. In the past year, over 1,000 Rohingya have been
killed, their villages and religious structures d
estroyed, and women raped during attacks. In
Kachin and northern Shan states, home to la
rge Christian minority populations, the military
conducted large operations beginnin
g in January 2013. The military reportedly continues to limit
religious worship and forcibly promote Buddhism
as a means of pacifica
tion in these areas and
targets Christians for forced labor, rape, intimida
tion, and destruction of religious sites. The
government also continues to censor religious pub
lications and prohibits the import of Bibles and
Qu’rans in indigenous languages
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Released prisoners face harassment and restrictions, including
U Gambria, the head of the All-Burma Monks Alliance. .." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | US Commission on International Religious Freedom |
| Format/size: | | pdf (116K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.uscirf.gov/component/tag/burma.html
http://www.uscirf.gov/reports-and-briefs/individual-country-chapters.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 02 May 2013 |
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Discrimination
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Religion or belief: discrimination based on
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Religious freedom: reports of violations in Burma
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| Title: | | Papun Situation Update: Bu Tho Township, August to September 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 12 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in November 2012 by a community member describing events occurring in Bu Tho Township, Papun District, in the period between August and September 2012. The community member reports the use of villagers for forced labour by Border Guard Force (BGF) Battalion #1013; from August 5th to September 28th 2012 the Battalion regularly ordered villagers to act as messengers and carry out work in Th'Ree Hta army camp; villagers were also forced to carry ammunitions and food for the soldiers without payment and to cut down bamboo canes. The community member goes on to describe BGF Battalion #1014 Commander Saw Maung Chit's failed attempt to recruit soldiers voluntarily in Meh Pree village tract and Htee Th'Daw Hta village tract, leading him to demand a total of 33 million kyat (US $37,437) from the two village tracts. Further, the report describes the arbitrary arrest, two-day detention and torture of S--- villager, Saw H---, by BGF Battalion #1014 Officer Saw Way Luh. This torture of Saw H--- left him with serious injuries; Officer Saw Way Luh is reported to have explained his torture of Saw H--- by claiming that the villager was a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) spy. Villagers' difficulties regarding health care, food shortages and education are also described in this report..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (268K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b19.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
| | ML > Human Rights
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Labour Rights
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Labour rights: reports of violations in Burma
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Forced Labour
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Non-ILO Reports on forced labour, including forced portering, in Karen (Kayin) State
Economic oppression, Extortion, Robbery
Internal armed conflict
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Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Border Guard Forces
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| Title: | | Hpa-an Situation Update: Ta Kreh and T'Nay Hsah Townships, December 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 04 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in December 2012 by a community member describing events occurring in Hpa-an District, including a meeting that took place on December 7th 2012 on the grounds of the M--- village monastery in Noh Kay village tract, T'Nay Hsah Township. During this meeting, attended by 41 villagers from P---, A---, W--- and M--- villages, a monk presented a document with four rules regulating relations between Buddhist and Muslim villagers, which prohibit Buddhists from selling land to Muslims, prohibit Buddhist women from marrying Muslims and require Buddhists to buy goods from Buddhist shops only. Furthermore, the document states that those who do not follow the rules will be "punished effectively"; a photo of the document is included below. Information in this report suggests that the events described are seen by villagers as connected to events in Rakhine State, given the dissemination of a CD containing footage from Rakhine State amongst local villages prior to the rules being released. Further, the community member suggests that such meetings have taken place in other villages and townships, and that the relationship between Buddhist and Muslim villagers has deteriorated, with a reduction in trade and communication between the groups. A different KHRG community member also described the dissemination of similar documents by a monastery to Border Guard Force soldiers and local monks in K'Ter Tee village, Papun District; see "Papun Situation Update: Bu Tho and Dwe Lo Townships, September to December 2012," KHRG, March 2013..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (250K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b16.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
| | ML > Religious violence (under construction)
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Anti-Muslim violence - General articles and analysis
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| Title: | | Incident Report: Violent abuse in Papun District, October 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 01 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "...The incident occurred on October 15th 2012 in Htee Th'Daw Hta village tract, Bu Tho Township, Papun District, when Saw P--- allowed his cow to graze on a vehicle road that had been closed by Saw Pah Mee, a Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) Commander. Upon encountering Saw P--- in the area under his control, Commander Saw Pah Mee blindfolded, punched, and left Saw P--- tied up overnight, as well as shooting one of his cows. The incident report also mentions the violent abuse of a Muslim villager, Saw L---, by Border Guard Commander #1014 Commander Maw Nee Hseh; details of this incident were described by the same community member in a previously published report: "Papun Situation Update: Bu Tho and Dwe Lo townships, September to December 2012," KHRG, March 2013..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (273K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b15.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
| | ML > Internal armed conflict
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Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States
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Armed conflict in Karen State
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Armed groups operating in Karen State (military activities and impact on villagers)
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Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA)
Internal armed conflict
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Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States
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Armed conflict in Karen State
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Armed conflict in Karen State - military activities and their impact on village life, including livelihood, health, education and land tenure security
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| Title: | | Border Guard #1014 demands for labour and goods in Papun District, May 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 25 March 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This report is based on information submitted to KHRG in May 2012 by a community member[1] describing events occurring in Papun District, in May 2012, involving soldiers from Border Guard Battalion #1014, which is based out of K'Ter Tee and Hpaw Htee Hku villages. Commander Nyunt Thein and his Battalion Commander Maung Chit from the Battalion #1014 were identified, by name, as the ones who committed the abuses. Villagers were forced to build a camp for the Battalion #1014, which was also reported to have looted items from the villagers and forced them to do the camp's work, all of which is uncompensated..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (254K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b9.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
| | ML > Internal armed conflict
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Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States
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Armed conflict in Karen State
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Armed groups operating in Karen State (military activities and impact on villagers)
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Border Guard Forces (BGF)
Human Rights
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Labour Rights
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Labour rights: reports of violations in Burma
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Forced Labour
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Non-ILO Reports on forced labour, including forced portering, in Karen (Kayin) State
Economic oppression, Extortion, Robbery
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| Title: | | Incident Report: Looting in Papun District #1, May 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 25 March 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "The following incident report was submitted to KHRG in May 2012 by a community describing an incident that occurred on May 17th 2012, where Border Guard Force (BGF) Battalion #1014 soldiers looted livestock and durian from H---, X--- and Y--- villages in Meh Pree village tract, Bu Tho Township, Papun District. The report also includes villagers' opinions on the changing human rights situation, and expresses concern that looting and forced labour demands by armed groups is likely to persist." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (267K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b10.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Wednesday 1 May, 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 01 May 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: "Let’s build the nation through people’s strength" - Government has been implementing for providing best protection
and rights to the entire workforce and workers are to demand the
rights in accord with existing law -
Nay Pyi Taw, 1 May—President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Agga Maha Thayay Sithu, Agga Maha Thiri Thudamma U Thein Sein sent a message on the
occasion of May Day, 2013. The translation of the message is as follows:-...Summary of Recommendations in the Report of the Rakhine Investigation Commission to the Government of Myanmar (untitled)...Senior General Min Aung Hlaing visits Cocogyun...Ten more private dailies get
green light...Religious building attacked by mob
in Okkan...President’s Excellence Award Presentation ceremony held
Formulating people-centered policy calls for mass participation.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein receives President of
Australian Senate and party...Myanmar, Brazil eye on
trade cooperation...7 Days in Myanmar: A Multimedia Showcase
covers many features of Myanmar...Hluttaw Speakers host dinner to Australian delegation...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Deputy Speaker meets
Australian Senate President...Myanmar targets 3 million tourists
in 2015...Educational cooperation discussed between
universities of Myanmar, Japan and Austria...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw and Amyotha Hluttaw
Speaker receives Australian guests...Union FM receives Foreign
Policy Adviser to former
US President.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Limit exposure to direct
sunlight during hottest time" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.8MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
| | RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar
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Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin"
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"The New Light of Myanmar" 2013
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 2 May, 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 02 May 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: USDP members observe Hluttaw Buildings...Significant day temperatures
(1-5-2013)...Pansodan-Dalla ferry charges increased to K 100...Minbu (Saku) hosts over 100-year-old
standing Buddha Image...Mandalay sees two selfimmolation
cases within a
couple of days...Villages under water stress
in Yedashe Township...Relief aids for fire victims in
NyaungU Township...Meiktila victims return home...Overturned vehicle kill one,
hurt 17 in Heho...Farmland permits issued to farmers in
NyaungU...CCA knowledge for primary
teachers...Formation of Fund
Management Board with local
scholars discussed...Myanaung oil tanker sinks in Hlaing River...Basic fire fighting course commences...Reckless driving kills motorcyclist in Pale Tsp...Respect paying of E-Major
alumni of Dagon University...Taninthayi Region Chief Minister’s
Cup 6-10 May...18 suspects charged with Okkan
arson attacks...Midwifery course concludes in Katha...Mandalay marks World
Veterinary Day...Self-reliant concrete street
being paved in Myeik...Electricity available at
Kyonkadon village in
Pyapon Township...Traffic accident leaves one dead...Four legged kid in Loilem
receives ‘nothing’ from
hospital...Gambler detained...Ywama Tyre Industry commissioned into service.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: "Friendlier relations with world countries intend to ensure betterment of
people, promote trade and to make them understand Myanmar"
- The following is the translation of President U Thein Sein’s speech through radio programmes to the entire people the length and breadth of the nation...Union Religious Affairs Minister meets
Japanese guests...International Certified Basketball Referee
Course conducted...Myanmar vows to cooperate with donor
organizations to fight against AIDS...Korean-Myanmar
entrepreneurs discuss joint
venture works...Worker’s Day observed in
Yangon...Australian Senate President visits
Yangon war cemetery...Mandalay receiving more
foreign tourists...US technology giant to
help Myanmar boost IT in
education.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "People’s Power".....
ARTICLES: "The State Ovadacariya (Patron) Committee of the Sangha
of All Orders of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar" Ba Sein (Religious Affairs)..."Law and order restored in Okkan
MPF, security forces join hands to provide security"
By: Nyunt Than (MNA)
Photos: Ye Htut / Than Oo (MNA) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (2.5MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 01 May 2013 |
| | RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar
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Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin"
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"The New Light of Myanmar" 2013
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| Title: | | Papun Situation Update: Forced labour in Bu Tho Township, January to February 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 23 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in February 2013 by a community member describing events occurring in Papun District, from January to February 2013. During this period, the community member describes continuous demands for forced labour in Bu Tho Township by Border Guard Force #1013 and #1014 led by Battalion Commander Saw Hla Kyaing and Saw Maung Chit, respectively. Specifically, villagers in Meh P'Ree and Kyaw Pah village tracts were demanded to collect building materials for Border Guard Force soldiers; serve as messengers; perform sentry duties; and do domestic duties in the army camp and porter for the soldiers. Further, the community member describes the use of villagers for forced labour by U Thuzana, the presiding monk of Myaing Gyi Ngu; all family members from every household in five village tracts, including women and children, were forced to work on the construction of a bridge..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (291K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b21.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
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Labour Rights
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Labour rights: reports of violations in Burma
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Forced Labour
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Non-ILO Reports on forced labour, including forced portering, in Karen (Kayin) State
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Monday 29 April, 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 29 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: MRTV to telecast State
Excellence Awards
presentation live...HGM Classic Golf Tourney on 25 May...Road signs put into place
to improve road safety in
Mandalay...Boat sinking claims
five lives in NyaungU
Township...A recent spate of car thefts
in downtown Yangon...Saplings for perennial crops available
in Thandaung Township...Unexploded WW II bomb
found in Kyaukpyu...Dead grenades and rounds of
ammunition unearthed in Bago...Mandalay City kept as garden city [N.B. photo of gardener at work]...Fire drill practised in Hsipaw...Branch of tree falls down on house in
Amarapura...Stake driven for construction of pre-primary
school in Myitkyina...Light water pump donated to fire brigade...Drug trafficker seized in
Namkham...Local roads upgraded to asphalt facilities in
Kalay...Wellwishers donate cash to
Cetana free clinic...Dissemination of dairy cattle
breeding knowledge in Mohnyin...Those of undestroyed houses
return homes in Meiktila...Ilegally imported eggs
destroyed at Muse 105th-Mile
border trade camp...Onion prices fall in Yedashe...Illegal teak doors seized in
overturned truck in DaikU...Umbrella hoisted atop Abhaya
Zinamanaung Pagoda...Book corner opened in Kawlin...Knowledge about prevention
against bird flu shared to
people...Tachilek gets new traffic lights...Rain eases scorching heat
in Mandalay...Fire drill hails Myanmar Fire Brigade Day
in Myeik...Mandalay
police detain
12 men for
gang-style
crimes...Transformer donated for
Pazunmyaung Village,
Nyaunglebin Tsp...Preventive measures against flood and
construction of drainage systems inspected in
Ayeyawady Region.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann holds talks with ROK President...Myanmar,
Vietnam to
play friendly
match on 11
June...Director-General
U Hau Do Suan appointed
as Myanmar Ambassador to
Canada...Australian Senate President and party visit
St Mary’s Cathedral, Shwedagon Pagoda.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Pilot census".....
ARTICLES: "Hteesekha Waterfall, arts of nature" Byline and Photo:
Kyee Myint Naing (Loikaw)..."A LITERARY AWARD CEREMONY" By Ba Than |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (4.4MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar
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Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin"
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"The New Light of Myanmar" 2013
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| Title: | | The Evidence Act
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| Date of publication: | | 1872 |
| Description/subject: | | Sections:
1. Application of Act....
2. * * * *...
3. Interpretation clause...
4. “May presume.”...
“ Shall presume. ”
“ Conclusive proof. *....."The
Evidence
Act
of
1872
sets
out
the
rules
of
evidence
in
Myanmar.
The
Evidence
Act
establishes
rules
similar
in
form
and
content
to
those
in
other
former
British
colonies
in
the
region
and
in
Britain
today.
6
The
Evidence
Act
is
applicable
to
all
judicial
proceedings
before
any
court
7
and
to
all
judges
or
other
persons
legally
authorized
to
hear
evidence.
8
However,
the
Evidence
Act
does
not
apply
to
arbitrations..." (Alec Christie) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Government of the Union of Myanmar via Myanmar Code, Vol. XII |
| Format/size: | | pdf (1.6MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > Law and Constitution
>
Key documents of Burmese law
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| Title: | | THE RULE OF LAW AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION IN MYANMAR
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| Date of publication: | | 2000 |
| Description/subject: | | Abstract:
"After
nearly
thirty
years
of
self
imposed
isolation,
Myanmar
has
re-
emerged
as
a
significant
potential
destination
for
foreign
investment.
One
of
the
key
attractions
of
Myanmar
as
a
destination
for
foreign
investment
is
its
legal
system
and
historical
commitment
to
the
rule
of
law.
With
ASEAN
membership
and
increasing
levels
of
foreign
investment
in
Myanmar,
use
of
its
legal
system
by
foreign
investors
and
their
counsel
has
grown.
The
aim
of
this
article
is
to
outline,
for
both
investors
and
legal
professionals
in
other
countries
throughout
the
region,
Myanmar's
legal
system
and
its
practical
operation
in
the
area
of
commercial
litigation,
including
the
enforcement
of
foreign
judgments
and
arbitral
awards" |
| Author/creator: | | Alec Christie |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Pacific Rim Law & Policy Journal Association |
| Format/size: | | pdf (896K-original; 304K-OBL version) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs15/Rule_of_Law_in_Myanmar-red.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > Law and Constitution
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Legal sources and literature
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Burmese legal history
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| Title: | | Myanmar must look beyond 'flawed' report to stop cycle of Buddhist-Muslim violence
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| Date of publication: | | 30 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "Recommendations in a government-backed report investigating last year's devastating violence in Myanmar fail to effectively tackle discrimination against Rohingya Muslims and could trigger more human rights abuses, Amnesty International said.
The government-appointed Rakhine Commission this week issued a briefing on its investigation into violence between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Rakhine state, western Myanmar, which first erupted in June 2012. The clashes have resulted in a considerable loss of life and left thousands displaced.
The Commission, which did not include any Rohingya on its panel, called on the government to “double” the presence of security forces in Rakhine state, including the Border Security Force (NaSaKa)..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Amnesty International |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar
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Arakan (Rakhine) State
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Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.
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| Title: | | Inter-Agency Preparedness/Contingency Plan - Rakhine State, Myanmar
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| Date of publication: | | 31 March 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This document has been elaborated by humanitarian partners to address existing humanitarian concerns in
view of protracted displacement and the likelihood
of the worsening of the humanitarian situation in Rakhine
State anticipating the upcoming rains and the possibility for further violence across the State and possibly
beyond. It is composed of three sections: a) Introduction, b) Preparedness Plan for the rains (to be
implemented between March and June 2013) and c) Contingency Planning for natural and human-made
disasters. Chapter a) and b) are included in this document, while chapter c) is under elaboration.
Inter-communal conflict in Rakhine State started in
early June 2012 and resurged in October 2012. This
has
resulted in the displacement of people, loss of lives and livelihoods and restricted movement for many.
Conditions in most camps are still far below international emergency standards eight months after the
crisis
started: shelter, water and sanitation, health and
other services are insufficient. Access to livelihood and basic
services has been further complicated by prolonged
displacement of people or their living in isolated
villages.
Rakhine State is prone to impacts of cyclones and s
uffered of severe floods and the situation of IDPs
camps is
going to further worsen during the rainy season which will start in May unless immediate action is taken.
Meeting the immediate shelter needs of 69,000 people before the rainy season is a top priority
as they are
located in flood-prone camps and/or living in tents
and makeshift shelters which will not withstand the rains.
The situation is particularly concerning in
13 camps in
Sittwe (40,000 people), Pauktaw (20,000 people),
Myebon (3,900)
people
which
will be inundated
as they are in former paddy fields or close to the
shore and at
risk of storm surge. Another
5,000 IDPs are not in appropriate shelters
to withstand the rains. Flooding will
result in a rapid deterioration of shelter, water a
nd sanitation and health conditions. Overflowing of
latrines
and lack of drainage will increase risks of water-borne diseases, morbidity and mortality.
The following actions, which can only be taken by the Government are needed..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | UN Country Team in Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (2.87MB) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://reliefweb.int/report/myanmar/inter-agency-preparednesscontingency-plan-rakhine-state-myanmar... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > States and Regions of Burma/Myanmar
>
Arakan (Rakhine) State
>
Arakan (Rakhine) State - reports etc.
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| Title: | | Papun Situation Update: Bu Tho Township, November 2011 to July 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 12 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in November 2012 by a community member, describing events occurring in Papun District from November 2011 to July 2012. The report describes restrictions placed upon villagers' movement by Major Thi Ha of Tatmadaw LIB #212; villagers were told not to travel to their farms and were threatened with being shot at if they were seen outside of their village. Villagers also faced restrictions on their movement as a result of unexploded landmines. The community member also describes the use of villagers for forced labour in May 2012 by BGF Battalions #1013 and #1014, including the collection of materials for the building of an army camp for Battalion #1013. The village heads of P---, as well as two villagers, were ordered to stay at BGF #1014's camp in order to work in the camp and porter for the soldiers. Also described, is an incident prompting fear amongst villagers, in which KNLA Battalion #102 Major Saw Hsa Yu Moo shot a gun in front of a villager's house. The community member raises concerns that, despite the ceasefire, cases of villagers being threatened, forced labour, and risks from landmines, continue to pose serious problems for villagers..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (268K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b20.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > Human Rights
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Freedom of Movement
>
Freedom of Movement, violations of in Burma/Myanmar
Human Rights
>
Labour Rights
>
Labour rights: reports of violations in Burma
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Forced Labour
>
Non-ILO Reports on forced labour, including forced portering, in Karen (Kayin) State
Internal armed conflict
>
Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Landmines
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Reports and maps covering anti-personnel landmines and Burma/Myanmar
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| Title: | | Papun Situation Update: Bu Tho Township, July to October 2012
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| Date of publication: | | 11 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in November 2012 by a community member describing events occurring in Papun District, during the period between July 2012 to October 2012. It specifically discusses forced labour, torture, the activity of major armed groups in the Bu Tho Township area, including the KNLA, DKBA, Tatmadaw and BGF, as well as villagers' healthcare, education and livelihood problems. The report describes how BGF Battalion #1014, led by Commander Maw Hsee, continues to demand materials and forced labour from villagers in order to build army camps. The report also provides details about a 50-year-old L--- villager, named Maung P---, who was arrested and tortured by the Tatmadaw Military Operation Command Column #2, which is under Battalion #44 and commanded by Hay Tha and Aung Thu Ra, because he asked other villagers to deliver a letter that the Tatmadaw demanded he deliver. The report includes information about the different challenges villagers face in Burma government and non-government controlled areas, as well as the ways villagers access healthcare from the KNU or the Burma government. According to the community member, civilians continue to face problems with their livelihood, which are caused by BGF and DKBA activities, but are improving since the ceasefire; also described are problems faced by villagers caused by natural factors, such as unhealthy crops and flooding. In order to improve crop health, farmers are using traditional remedies, but the community member mentions that those remedies do not address the problems well. Moreover, this report mentions how villagers pursue alternative livelihoods during intervals between farming and to cope with food shortages, including logging and selling wood..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (271K), html |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b18.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > Internal armed conflict
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Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States
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Armed conflict in Karen State
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Armed conflict in Karen State - military activities and their impact on village life, including livelihood, health, education and land tenure security
Human Rights
>
Labour Rights
>
Labour rights: reports of violations in Burma
>
Forced Labour
>
Non-ILO Reports on forced labour, including forced portering, in Karen (Kayin) State
Internal armed conflict
>
Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Border Guard Forces
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| Title: | | Nyaunglebin Situation Update: Ler Doh Township, November 2012 to January 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 09 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | This report includes a situation update submitted to KHRG in January 2013 by a community member describing events occurring in Nyaunglebin District during the period between November 2012 and January 2013. Specifically, it describes the confiscation of more than 2375.14 acres of villagers' land by Tatmadaw Infantry Battalion #60. One villager was required by Light Infantry Battalion #264 soldiers to collect 250,000 kyat per month from the villagers who operate gold ore processing machines. The community member also describes how, despite the January 2012 ceasefire being in effect, the Tatmadaw continues to increase resupply missions in the area, which has created alarm amongst local civilians. As part of a CIDKP pilot project, 173 sacks of rice have been distributed to Muh Theh villagers. The community member reports that there was an increase in medical care in the area, where Tatmadaw medics travelled with armed soldiers to three towns in KNU-controlled areas in Kyauk Kyi Township, while FBR medics travelled with unarmed KNLA soldiers to Tatmadaw-controlled areas. In response to the land confiscation, villagers' reported their complaints by submitting a letter to the Burma government, however, no response had been received as of January. |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Karen Human Rights Group (KHRG) |
| Format/size: | | pdf (462K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.khrg.org/khrg2013/khrg13b17.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 30 April 2013 |
| | ML > Land
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Land in Burma
>
Human activity on land in Burma/Myanmar
>
Land confiscation for military, "development" and commercial purposes
Internal armed conflict
>
Internal armed conflict in Burma
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Armed conflict in Burma - conflict in particular States
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Armed conflict in Karen State
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Armed conflict in Karen State - military activities and their impact on village life, including livelihood, health, education and land tenure security
Economic oppression, Extortion, Robbery
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Saturday 27 April 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 27 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Hole in one at
Shwemantaung Golf Course...Man charged with human trafficking in
Hpa-an...Squall of rain uproots trees, lamp posts in
Sagaing Township...Two men stabbed with 10-inch long needles at
Thiri Mingala new market...Snatchers taken into custody...Self-immolation of psychotic disorder in Mandalay...Health education given at relief camp in Meiktila...Fingerlings, cattle set free
in Pathein...Fund set up for medical
treatment of members of the
Sangha...Socio-economic Development Work Committee for Ensuring
Peace and Stability and Implementation of Development in
Rakhine State meets...WY brand stimulant tablets
seized in Momauk...Painting, cartoon contests mark International Day against
Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking...Principal’s statue unveils at
Shwebo Youth Development
Centre...MPF launches emergency,
complaint-handling phone
lines...Strong winds victims get cash
assistance...Workshop on dairy cattle breeding and dairy
products development held...Committee meets to proceed with report
on Letpadaungtaung copper mine...Myanmar Gazette...Purified drinking water donated to victims
of relief camps in Meiktila...Computer course opened in Salingyi Tsp...YCDC sells low-priced SIM cards through
lucky draw...Books, journals donated in Mongkhat...Citizenship Scrutiny Cards issued in
Nawnghkio...Bogyoke Road of Kalay broadened...Electoral Stakeholders Roundtable Meeting held.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein felicitates
South African counterpart...Vice-President U Nyan
Tun receives former US
Assistant Secretary of State...Myanmar U-23 to play friendly match against Vietnamese
counterpart 11 June...Two tourists wearing Myanma Thanatkhar
near Sule Pagoda...Seminar on aviation
insurance held...Union FM felicitates
Minister of International
Relations and Cooperation
of South Africa...Israeli Chef Cooking & Contribution held
in Yangon...MFF President calls for never-say-die
attitude of footballers...Abe to visit Myanmar in late May for bilateral
summit...Myanmar’s significant reform processes
found exciting and amazing...Union Commerce Minister meets
economic delegations from US and
Thailand.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Harmonious industrial
relations".....
ARTICLES: "Low-priced SIM card makes Myanmar public happy" Win Win Maw..."Thabyey (Eugenia)" Maha Saddhamma Jotika dhaja
Sithu Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (3MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 April 2013 |
| | RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar
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Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin"
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"The New Light of Myanmar" 2013
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Sunday 28 April 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 28 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Conflict-sensitive
reporting course opened...Significant day temperatures
(27-4-2013)...Tornado touches down in some
townships of Mandalay Region...SIM cards handed over at
South Dagon (25) ward...Kengtung Township sees
couple of fires in single day...Kyaukse set to fully supply itself with safe and
clean drinking water...Cash
donation for
School for
the Deaf in
Mandalay...YCDC Cup Summer Golf
Championship 2013 goes on...Electricity supply resumes in
disaster-hit Sagaing Township...Water needy persons get water supply from
wellwishers...Umbrella hoisted atop quake-striven pagoda
in Wetlet Township...Wellwishers invited to donate
cash and kind to fire victims...Squalls destroys trees,
lamp-posts in Sagaing...Books, medicines donated to
staff of Sittoung Paper Mill...Express bus plunges into drain from bridge
on Yangon-Mandalay Expressway...Four security personnel wounded in arresting
suspect...Surprise check conducted
in PyinOoLwin...SIM card sale in Dagon
Myothit...Buddha Pujaniya of historic Kanni Myathitin Pagoda held...Lightning kills two in
Kawkareik...Educative talks on anti-human
trafficking given in Mandalay...Low-cost SIM cards sold in
Yedashe Township...Raising reading habit in
Katha District...Lychee yield drops due to scorching weather...Lychee yield drops due to scorching weather...Haul of drugs seized in Muse...Fire reduces one house to ashes
in Nyaunglebin Township...Union ministers visit
farms in Bago Region...Union S & T Minister
calls for establishment of
resource centres...First Ethnic Media Conference held in Mawlamyine...[weather]Outlook for
subsequent
two days.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS" Myanmar, Korean speakers sign MoU on bilateral cooperation...APSF Board of Executive Committee
Meeting held...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker meets Australian Senate
President...Australian Senate President arrives in Yangon...Leading Committee for holding 7th ASEAN
Para Games meets...Union Labour Minister
visits the Philippines.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Put the past behind".....
ARTICLE: "Mobile team and illegal trade routes" Byline:
Waw Win
Maung |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
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| Format/size: | | pdf (4.1MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 April 2013 |
| | RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar
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Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin"
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"The New Light of Myanmar" 2013
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Tuesday 30 April, 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 30 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Work coordination meeting on provision of allowances for
monastic school teachers...Merit sharing marks
completion of Maha ordination
hall in Namsang...Mogaung emphasizes prevention
against narcotic drug...Kanbalu-Myaydu gravel road
completed in Kanbalu...Wellwishers donate cash and
kind to fire victims of NyaungU...Ayeyawady Region honours
scout youths...Servicemen supply
drinking water to people in
Taungdwingyi...Myeik hosts Myanmar-Thai entrepreneurs
meeting...MPF launches emergency,
complaint-handling phone
lines...Strong winds bring eagle to
Sagaing...About 40
grams of
heroin seized
on 58-down
Myitkyina-
Mandalay
train...Yochar Village of Kyaukpadaung Tsp taps
underground water...Over 490 grams of opium
seized in Waingmaw...Kutkai illuminated with
electricity...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker Thura U Shwe Mann addresses
meeting to review laws...Central Committee for Implementation of Stability and
Development in Rakhine State meets...Rakhine Commission interviewed over
2000 individuals to compile report..... REPORT: "British bring in large numbers of Bengali from neighbouring country" [EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF REPORT OF RAKHINE STATE CONFLICTS INVESTIGATION COMMISSION].....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Myanmar government working on two major missions of
political stability and economic growth...Maverick operator Digicel takes on the big boys
in Myanmar...Agreement on standard catering services signed...Investors invited for Myotha Industrial Park and
Hsimeekhon Port in Ngazun Township...President U Thein Sein meets Timor-Leste Premier, UN
Deputy Secretary-General, ESCAP Executive Secretary...Appointment of
Ambassador agreed on...Australian Senate President visits monastic
education school.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "The soul of the people" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (3.9MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 29 April 2013 |
| | RR > Print and broadcast media produced by the Government of Burma/Myanmar
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Full, original versions of "The New Light of Myanmar", "Kyemon" and "Myanmar Alin"
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"The New Light of Myanmar" 2013
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| Title: | | Export - Oriented Growth Strategy for Myanmar: Joining Production Networks in East Asia (English and Burmese)
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| Date of publication: | | January 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | Concluding Remarks:
"For many years, the West has pressured Myanmar in the direction of democracy and respect for human rights by ostracizing its military government through measures such as economic sanctions. Now, the thick fog of military rule that has so far enshrouded the country has become clear. As Western economic sanctions have been eased or lifted, Myanmar’s products will no doubt regain access to global markets, and there will be an influx of foreign investment to this country. The Myanmar economy will become more integrated into the global and regional economies, and have the chance to realize its latent potential.
Myanmar’s exports will accordingly increase, and the export goods and destination shall be diversified. To do so, the first step for Myanmar is to show its ability to host export-oriented industry. The apparel industry seems to serve as a litmus test for this. After that, to be a part of production and distribution networks for E&E industry in East Asia will be a key for Myanmar to proceed to the next stage of industrialization. Myanmar should also tap into intra-regional markets, such as China, India and Thailand, in addition to traditional export markets such as US and EU. Utilizing the regional free trade agreements and further enhancement of the connectivity with these countries is also important for the export-oriented growth strategy for Myanmar" |
| Author/creator: | | Toshihiro KUDO and Satoru KUMAGA |
| Language: | | English, Burmese/ ျမန္မာဘာသာ |
| Source/publisher: | | IDE-JETRO Policy Review on Myanmar Economy No. 9 |
| Format/size: | | pdf (380K-English; 665K-Burmese) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Brc/PolicyReview/pdf/09_Burmese.pdf |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 April 2013 |
| | ML > Economy
>
Economy: general, analytical, statistical
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Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources)
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| Title: | | Myanmar’s Two Decades of Partial Transition to a Market Economy: A Negative Legacy for the New Government
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| Date of publication: | | December 2012 |
| Description/subject: | | Abstract: "Despite more than two decades of transition from a centrally planned to a market-oriented economy, Myanmar’s economic transition is still only partly complete. The government’s initial strategy for dealing with the swelling deficits of the state economic enterprises (SEEs) was to put them under direct control in order to scrutinize their expenditures. This policy change postponed restructuring and exacerbated the soft budget constraint problem of the SEEs. While the installation of a new government in March 2011 has increased prospects for economic development, sustainable growth still requires full-scale structural reform of the SEEs and institutional infrastructure building. Myanmar can learn from the gradual approaches to economic transition in China and Vietnam, where partial reforms weakened further impetus for reforms."...
Keywords: Myanmar, transition, state economic enterprises
JEL classification: H61, O53, P21 |
| Author/creator: | | KUBO Koji |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | IDE-JETRO Discussion paper No. 376 |
| Format/size: | | pdf (464K) |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Download/Dp/376.html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 28 April 2013 |
| | ML > Economy
>
Economy: general, analytical, statistical
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Economy: general, analytical, statistical (various sources)
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| Title: | | Fear stalks Muslims in Myanmar
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| Date of publication: | | 14 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "Eyewitnesses to a massacre at an Islamic school say it was carried out by Buddhists, and many contend it stems from a coordinated effort with ties to the top...
Mon Hnin, a 29-year-old Muslim woman from Meiktila, in central Myanmar, spent the night of March 20 with her daughter and mother-in-law hiding in terror in the bushes on the fringes of her neighbourhood.
A wave of murderous anti-Muslim riots led by Buddhist extremists had exploded earlier that day in the dusty town with a population of 100,000 people, located 130km north of the capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Like the houses of many other Muslims in the town, the one belonging to Mon Hnin, whose name has been changed for security reasons, had been destroyed by a Buddhist mob in the Mingalar Zay Yone quarter and she and her relatives had to take refuge in the first place they could find..." |
| Author/creator: | | Carlos Sardina Galache |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | "Bangkok Post", Spectrum |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 27 April 2013 |
| | ML > Religious violence (under construction)
>
Anti-Muslim violence - General articles and analysis
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Friday 26 April, 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 26 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Loans disbursed to members
of cooperative society...Drinking water
supplied to villages in
Padaung Township...Cattle smugglers seized in
Waingmaw Township...Teachers
attend
child-centre
teachership
course in
Natmauk...Fingerlings, birds released on
New Year Day...Lake dredged on self-reliant basis for water
storage in Yamethin...Negligent fire destroys 75
houses in KhinU Township...Quality Thanakha marketable in Pakokku...Free medical treatment
provided to patients in Bago...Draft Printing and Publishing Draft Law
briefed in Mawlamyine...Survey to be conducted for
integrated transport master plan...Junior Golf Myanmar Tourney
2-3 May...Over 1000 units of SIM cards sold at Thazi...Kengtung sees two fire
outbreaks in single day...Fire breaks out at old guest
house...SIM card buyers chosen by lots in Mayangon Tsp...Plan to rebuild houses of fire
victims in NyaungU...Squad arrests soccer
betting...Ammunition unearthed
in Bago...Letpadaungtaung Copper Mining
Project faces mob protests...Workshop on disaster risk reduction
and gender equality at Nay Pyi Taw
Amara Hotel.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein congratulates
Bangladeshi counterpart...President U Thein Sein calls for closer cooperation of
ASEAN members towards a people-centered community...President U Thein Sein attends working dinner of 22nd ASEAN Summit...Flocks of globetrotters interested in Myanmar
handicrafts in Mingun region...Wellwishers continuously
donate cash and kind...Fukuoka official in Myanmar
as water adviser on JICA
mission...Draft Printing and Publishing Draft Law
briefed in Mawlamyine...Australian Senator John Joseph
Hogg to pay visit to Myanmar...USAID to help Union Attorney-General’s Office...Education Ministry seeks English
language proficiency of students...President U Thein Sein meets Thai Prime
Minister Mrs Yingluck Shinawatra...President U Thein Sein arrives back in Nay Pyi Taw...
"PERSPECTIVES": "Build a green city".....
ARTICLE: "Love life without drug" Khin Maung Tun
(Lanmadaw) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (4.2MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 26 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Thursday 25 April 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 25 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Region Chief Minister meets storm victims...Pen culture fish breeding introduced...Piglets on sales in Pale Township...Fire of garbage, old electronic equipment
écauses explosion in Loilem...Neem tree falls on motorcycle in strong winds...MCDC, people join hands in sanitation of drains...Myotha Industrial Park, Hsimeekhon Port under construction...Football friendly match between
former selected players of Upper
Myanmar, Customs (Mdy)...Rural bridge inaugurated,
culture course opened in
Homalin...Pakokku region to boost production of onion...MPF launches emergency,
complaint-handling phone
lines...Water treatment plant built to
supply water to Mandalarians...Parahita Youth Group clean
wells in Singaing...Strong winds, hailstone hit
MraukU...Shwegu Township gets Moesit Bridge...Outbreak of fire engulfs 19 houses in NyaungU...Oxen seized before smuggling in Thazi
Township...Union Border Affairs Minister inspects
Naga Region development tasks...Roads, bridges
in Sagaing,
Mandalay
upgraded...Nay Pyi Taw National Library opens first
building...Myeik facilitated
with transformer,
more power lines...Summer Buddhist Culture
Course opens in Yedashe...Low-priced mobile phone subscribers
chosen by lots...Basic Buddhist Culture Course opened in
Pyawbwe...Naungsaw Bridge collapses
in Kalay...Low-cost SIM card sale starts
in Myeik...Traffic rules broker motorcycles seized
in Monywa...Township Level Disaster Risk Management
Course commences in Loikaw...Libraries in Myeik under maintenance for
public reading.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein heads to Brunei for ASEAN Summit...Vice-Admiral Thura Thet Swe meets US
ambassador, military attachés...US welcomes Myanmar’s
release of prisoners...Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Amyotha Hluttaw Speaker
receives Resident Representative of UNICEF...President U Thein
Sein arrives in Brunei...Indonesian President
and wife conclude visit.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Closer ties with Indonesia".....
ARTICLES: "Thilawa Special Economic Zone
estimated to create over 200,000 jobs"
Interviewer: Soe Soe Naing (Kyemon)
Photo: Khin Maung Win (Kyemon)..."Vehicle enterance fee at Thiri Mingala Car Dealer Camp" Byline: Maung Thitsa
Photo: Tin Soe (Myanma Alinn) |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (3.7MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 25 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Monday 22 April 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 22 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Union Transport Minister inspects development of
Yangon jetty...Union Minister inspects Yeywa
Hydropower Plant...Development tasks in Yangon City inspected...Driver who
escaped from
traffic accident
arrested...Umbrella of ordination hall
at Maha Muni Buddha Image
repaired...Water pots for public kept for 120 years in
Pakokku...Respects paid to the aged in
Kyaukse...Strong winds hit Hsenwi Township...Cargo boat fire at Bawgagyi Jetty in
Mandalay...100,000 fingerlings released into
Chindwin River...Stake driven for Myitkyina
Gems Entrepreneurs
Association...Yangon Region observes World TB Day 2013...Cash donated to religious, social tasks...Motorcycle hits walker on Meiktila-Myingyan
road...Main canal dredged for
prevention of floods at
farmlands...Over 50,000 fish released into lake in Meiktila...Mobile Team seizes jade
stones in Nawngkhio...Over one viss of gold
donated for construction of
medical ward...Kangyidaunt BEPS No 140 gets new building...Buddha Pujaniya of Shwemawdaw
Pagoda opened...Noteworthy amount of rainfall
(21-4-2013)...Tarpein (1) Hydropower Plant supplies 24
hr electricity to Bhamo District.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Early Childhood Development
Centres organize conclusion of
courses...Myanmar stands 8th position on table of world weightlifting...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF THE UNION OF MYANMAR
MINISTRY OF ENERGY
Dated: 11th April, 2013
INVITATION FOR BIDS TO CONDUCT PETROLEUM
OPERATIONS IN MYANMAR OFFSHORE AREAS (2013)1. The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar hereby announces
Invitation of Sealed Bids for Petroleum Operations to be conducted in Myanmar
Offshore Areas (Shallow Water and Deep Water Blocks) on production sharing
basis.
2. The following Offshore blocks are available for bidding in this bidding round:-
Offshore Shallow Water Blocks...Hotels and Tourism
Development discussed...Pyithu Hluttaw delegation to observe
British Parliament.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Impact of high temperature
on children".....
ARTICLES: "High time to make changes in service of
private hire cars (taxis)" By Khin Hsaing..."PSM and PSB for the sake of all national races" Dr. Thida Tin |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (3.5MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Tuesday 23 April 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 23 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Rakhine committee meets
to speed up resettlement
before monsoon...Dy Construction Minister
inspects Yangon-Pyay,
Minhla-Monyo Roads...Significant day
temperatures
(22-4-2013)...Maha Pathana Treatise Recitation at
Lawkananda Pagoda in Sittway...CDMA-800 mobile phone applicants on
increase...Marketable soya bean cultivated in Pakokku
region...Villagers suffer from food poison of muntjac meal...Sales of solid mica increase
income of people...Strong winds hit villages in Magway Region...Environmental and social impacts to be considered
in development plans...Union Education Minister attends meeting of textbooks
printing and publishing subcommittee...Printing and Publishing Law (draft) clarified in Sittway...Union Culture
Minister visits
Pakhangyi
Archaeological
Museum...Ancient Buddha image unearthed in Ponnagyun...MPF launches emergency,
complaint-handling phone
lines...Workshop on development of
women’s life held in Muse...Cattle seized in Waingmaw
before smuggling...Respects paid to older persons
of above 75 years old in
Myitnge...Adipati White bus line
resumes its route in Yangon...Heroin seized in Kutkai Township...Cash donated to damaged houses
in strong winds...Dhammaçariya, Pathamabyan Exams
to be convened...Farmer Channel to be launched...Slight earthquake jolts inside Myanmar...Engine failure cancels MA flight at Kawthoung.....
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Biography of Dr. Susilo
Bambang Yudhoyono,
President of the Republic of
Indonesia...Biography of Mrs. Hajjah Ani
Bambang Yudhoyono...Brazilian entrepreneurs invited to invest in
Myanmar special economic zones...EU to lift Myanmar sanctions
in ‘new chapter’ in ties...Pyithu Hluttaw Speaker leaves for Republic of Korea...Schedule of hosting Davis Cup cancelled.....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Promote livelihoods of forestdependent
rural people" |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (4MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | "The New Light of Myanmar" Wednesday 24 April, 2013
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| Date of publication: | | 24 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | DOMESTIC NEWS: Cash and kind donated to
victims in Meiktila...People from Pyapon enjoy
better transportation...Relief items donated to strong
wind victims in Pyay...Transformer fires waste
over K 23.5 million in Dagon
Township...Tarmacking of Chaungphya-
Kyondoe road commences in
Kyondoe...Plan to implement second OPV
immunization programme in Rakhine State...White Heart Group provides free health care
services in Mawgyun...Yangon-Mawlamyine up and down
trains resume regular schedules...Phyusin Parahita free clinic, reliable for
needy persons in Magway...Notice to CDMA-800 MHz mobile
subscribers...Private schools prepare to open in Mandalay...Myoma market in Pakokku hustling after
Maha Thingyan Festival...Kyaukpadaung to get new market in August...Seventh white elephant gives
birth to a new elephant...Insein gas container blast kills four...Amnesty granted for 93 prisoners...
EXTERNAL RELATIONS: President U Thein Sein sends
messages of sympathy to
Chinese President, Premier...Myanmar, Indonesia vow to increase trade volume...President U Thein Sein wins
“Pursuit of Peace” award...European Union
lifts sanctions against
Myanmar...Kyodo opens branch in Yangon...Vice-Senior General Soe Win meets Thai
Commander of First Army Area...Ambassador U Paw Lwin Sein
presents his Credentials to
European Council President...President U Thein Sein, wife Daw Khin Khin Win host dinner to Indonesian
President, wife and party...Daw Khin Khin Win meets Indonesian first lady...Union FM sends message
of sympathy to Chinese
Foreign Affairs Minister...Indonesian President, wife arrive in Nay Pyi Taw...Ambassador U Paw Lwin
Sein presents his Credentials
to European Commission
President...Indonesia supports Myanmar’s crisis management process...MoUs inked between Myanmar and Indonesia...EU lifts all sanctions against Myanmar, except for arms embargo...Lifting of all economic sanctions
on Myanmar to encourage and
engender far stronger
Myanmar-EU relationship [MOFA press release].....
"PERSPECTIVES": "Ensure people-centred
development".....
SPEECH: "There can be no democracy without peace and no
peace without democracy" - President U Thein Sein’s ICG Chairman’s Award Acceptance Speech |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | News and Periodicals Enterprise, Ministry of Information, Union of Myanmar |
| Format/size: | | pdf (2.3MB) |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | Chinese Government Guidelines for Overseas Investment
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| Date of publication: | | 18 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "On February 28th, 2013, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Environmental Protection released its “Guidelines for Environmental Protection in Foreign Investment and Cooperation” (“Guidelines”), which are based on recommendations by the Chinese NGO, Global Environmental Institute (GEI). These Guidelines provide civil society groups with a new source of leverage when it comes to holding Chinese companies responsible for their environmental and social impacts overseas...
View the “Guidelines for Environmental Protection in Foreign Investment and Cooperation” in Burmese | Chinese | English | Spanish...
Read an analysis of the Guidelines by Grace Mang, China Program Director...
Read a comparison of the Guidelines with international standards by Policy Director Peter Bosshard (also available in Chinese on chinadialogue)...
Read interviews with Mr. Ren Peng of Global Environmental Institute and Dr. Hu Tao of the World Resources Institute...
The Guidelines cover key issues, including legal compliance, environmental policies, environmental management plans, mitigation measures, disaster management plans, community relations, waste management, and international standards...
While the Guidelines are non-binding, they are still government policy and can thus be a useful tool for civil society seeking to hold Chinese companies to account. Even though it is unlikely that the Guidelines will translate into immediate changes at project sites, the Guidelines create a new window for civil society to engage with Chinese companies abroad, obtain project information and documents, and hold them to a higher level of responsibility around mitigating damages." |
| Language: | | English (links to docs in Burmese, Chinese, Spanish) |
| Source/publisher: | | International Riivers |
| Format/size: | | html, pdf |
| Alternate URLs: | | http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/article/policyrelease/bbb/201303/20130300043226.shtml (Guidelines in English)
http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/attached-files/guidelines_on_environmental_policies_of_chi... (Guidelines in Burmese)
http://hzs.mofcom.gov.cn/article/zcfb/b/201302/20130200039909.shtml (Guidelines in Chinese)
http://www.internationalrivers.org/files/attached-files/guidelines_on_environmental_policies_of_chi... (Guidelines in Spanish)
http://www.internationalrivers.org/blogs/262/beijing-sends-a-signal-to-chinese-overseas-dam-builders (Analysis - English)
http://www.internationalrivers.org/blogs/227/holding-chinese-investors-to-account
http://www.internationalrivers.org/resources/interview-with-ren-peng-on-china-s-overseas-investment... |
| Date of entry/update: | | 24 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | EU lifts sanctions on Myanmar
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| Date of publication: | | 23 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "EU foreign ministers agreed Monday to lift the last of the bloc's trade, economic and individual sanctions against Myanmar, hailing "a new chapter" with the once pariah state.
Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, pictured in Luxembourg on April 22, 2013. Photo: European Union
Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, pictured in Luxembourg on April 22, 2013. Photo: European Union
"In response to the changes that have taken place and in the expectation that they will continue, the Council [of ministers] has decided to lift all sanctions with the exception of the embargo on arms," said a statement approved without a vote.
"The EU is willing to open a new chapter in its relations with Myanmar/Burma, building a lasting partnership," it added.
The European Union began easing sanctions against Myanmar a year ago as the military, in power for decades, progressively ceded power to civilians and implemented wholesale reforms of the economy.
Ministers noted, however, that there were "still significant challenges to be addressed", in particular an end to hostilities in Kachin State and improving the plight of the Rohingya people..." |
| Language: | | English |
| Source/publisher: | | Mizzima |
| Format/size: | | html |
| Date of entry/update: | | 23 April 2013 |
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| Title: | | Free trade zone for Asia-Pacific?
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| Date of publication: | | 23 April 2013 |
| Description/subject: | | "Sixteen Asia-Pacific countries are set to start talks next month on a free trade zone that would cover over half the world's population, according to a document obtained by AFP Tuesday.
The start of negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are planned despite deep rifts among potential members, including China, Japan and Southeast Asian nations, over rival territorial claims.
Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), who will meet in Brunei on Wednesday and Thursday, are expected to focus on kick-starting the talks after launching the process last year at a regional summit in Phnom Penh..." |
| Source/publisher: | | AFP via Mizzima |
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| Date of entry/update: | | 23 April 2013 |
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