Sunday, July 01, 2012

ADB sees progress in resuming aid to Myanmar


30-Jun-12
BANGKOK (Reuters) - When the Asian Development Bank cut off 
aid to Myanmar in 1988, troops had just crushed a pro-democracy 
movement, killing thousands.

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Jade and gold at heart of Myanmar civil war


30-Jun-12
Poring over pictures of bullet-riddled bodies and charred villages, 
peace mediators say Myanmar's far north is writhing in the grip 
of a "resource war" with no end in sight.

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Burma Business Roundup


30-Jun-12
US Business Group Says Suu Kyi View on MOGE is ‘De Facto Ban’
The call to international oil companies to boycott the state 
Myanmar Oil & Gas Enterprise (MOGE) until it becomes 
open and accountable is a “de facto investment ban” on Burma’s 
energy sector for American businesses, the US Chamber 
of Commerce has declared.

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