Thursday, July 05, 2012

Ethnic Conflict Key to Rebuilding Nation


4-Jul-12
Burma’s President Thein Sein says that ending ethnic conflict is 
the key to rebuilding the nation, and the benchmark that will 
denote the transition from the old administration to the new one.

Pressure Grows to End Tainted State Agency’s Role in Oil and Gas


4-Jul-12
The Burmese government’s quest for big-named international oil 
companies to invest in developing the country’s still largely 
untapped offshore gas and oil potential could be stymied unless 
it shuts down its own regulatory agency.

Max Myanmar confirms ‘pulling out’ of Dawei


Wednesday, 04 July 2012 17:29 Mizzima News
Burma’s Max Myanmar Group, a domestic partner in the Dawei deep-sea 
port and industrial complex, officially said on Wednesday it was pulling out 
of the project, adding to doubts about how the US$ 50-billion 
project will go forward.