Thursday, August 16, 2012

Shan leader says Wa should help gov’t in anti-drug campaign


Wednesday, 15 August 2012 12:26 Mizzima News
The top Shan army leader says now is a “golden opportunity” for a top 
commander of the United Wa State Army who is wanted by the US on 
drug changes to cooperate in Nawpyitaw’s drug elimination policy.

Traffic police officer arrested for smuggling tons of jade


Wednesday, 15 August 2012 15:14 MHO
On August 11, deputy traffic police officer U Kyaw Soe Aung who is currently 
assigned to Muse City in Northern Shan State was reportedly arrested altogether 
with his two subordinates for illegally transporting jade.

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Drug abuse free-for-all on the Chinese border


15-Aug-12
Drugs are widely available in Namkham and the neighboring Kachin township 
of Manwiang but local authorities are taking no action against this state of affairs, 
report locals.

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Tech Schools Reopen in Rangoon and Mandalay


15-Aug-12
Institutes of Technology will reopen in Burma’s two biggest cities of Rangoon 
and Mandalay after being closed by the junta government 24 years ago.

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Turkey’s Arakan Access Shows Govt Sincere: UN


15-Aug-12
A top UN envoy says that the recent visit of Turkey Foreign Minister 
Ahmet Ahmet Davutoglu to violence-hit Arakan (Rakhine) State shows 
the Burmese government sincerely wants to solve the crisis.

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Kachin women demand Myanmar Human Right Commission hold in-depth investigation into Kachin abuses


15-Aug-12
The Kachin Women Association Thailand urged the Myanmar Human Right 
Commission to do a proper comprehensive and in-depth inquiry into the 
massive amount of people who have been displaced or made refugees 
by Burma Army offensives in Kachin State.

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Flooding Displaces Thousands in Delta Region


15-Aug-12
Massive flooding caused by ongoing heavy rain this week has forced 
thousands of people living in Irrawaddy Division and Karen State to flee their homes.

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Navy Chief Picked as VP


2012-08-15
Burma's newly appointed vice president is seen as politically moderate. Burma 
on Wednesday appointed a navy chief who has a reputation as a political 
moderate to be one of the country’s two vice presidents, replacing 
a hardliner who resigned for health reasons.

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MPs Want Tribunal Sacked


2012-08-15

Burma’s Lower House of Parliament says a ruling on affairs committees 

was unlawful.Burma’s Lower House of Parliament has called for the 

resignation of all members of the country’s Constitutional Tribunal for 

a ruling that will make it difficult for MPs to effectively oversee 

the activities of government entities.


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Foreign investment may be restricted under new laws


15-Aug-12
Burma’s new foreign investment law may be more restrictive than its predecessor, 
experts said, after an updated draft of the much-anticipated foreign direct 
investment (FDI) bill was leaked to Reuters last week.

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