Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Thailand-Burma energy relationship


27 February 2012
Military conflicts between Burma & Thailand have shut the border 
in the past, but the natural gas supply to Thailand has never been turned off.

Shopkeepers Face Burden of Fees after Market Fire in Thandwe


27 February 2012
Thandwe: Shopkeepers in the main market in Thandwe in southeastern 
Arakan State, which was recently damaged by fire, are facing additional 
burdens as the local municipal authority is collecting fees from them to 
build a temporary market, said one of the shopkeepers.

Myanmar vice president speaks highly of Sino-Myanmar pipelines project


28 February 2012
MADE ISLAND, Myanmar, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Vice President 
U Tin Aung Myint Oo on Monday spoke highly of a Sino- Myanmar oil 
and natural gas pipelines project on Made Island, Rakhine state's 
Kyaukphyu.