Thursday, February 14, 2013

2013 Feb 13 General Secretary is briefing the development and activities of FTUB to president Win Kok of CLUB DE MADRID



Myanmar constitution does not benefit ethnic people, says KNU



13 Feb 2013

The general secretary of the Karen National Union (KNU) has said that the KNU 
remains committed to peace but that the Myanmar government 
must implement further reforms.

Land prices soaring around Dawei SEZ


13 Feb 2013

A local real estate agent has told Mizzima that the price of land in the villages
 surrounding Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is increasingly rapidly. 

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Dispute arises between Myanmar oil company and local businesspeople



13 Feb 2013

Mizzima has learned that a dispute has arisen between Shweyathi Petroleum Co.
 and the group of people who have leased the company's oil blocks. 

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Suu Kyi Says She Is Willing to Help Peace Process


13 Feb 2013

Burma’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday offered to help negotiate 
an end to conflicts between the government and ethnic minority groups,
 a challenge the country’s president called essential to building democracy.

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Entrepreneurs Cash in on Jungles, Balloons, Tents and Grapes


13 Feb 2013

Wine making, a tent hotel to beat room shortages, luxury-priced jungle trekking 
and exotic hot air balloon tours: Burma’s economic revival is spawning 
some unusual businesses by entrepreneurs willing to tread where no-one has gone before.

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Girl’s Plight Highlights Abuses Suffered by Migrants


13 Feb 2013

Reports of an ethnic Karen girl from Burma who was allegedly abducted 
and tortured by a Thai couple have cast a harsh light on the treatment 
of Burmese migrants living in Thailand.

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