Friday, January 04, 2013

Kyat 40 million worth materials stolen from railway track in Sittwe


3 Jan 2013

Sittwe: Over Kyat 40 million worth materials that include wooden sleepers and rivets 
were stolen from the railway track in Sittwe, the Capital in Arakan State.

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Burma’s tiger prawn breeders call for upgrading industry


3 Jan 2013

The saltwater tiger prawn industry in Burma needs to upgrade from traditional 

breeding methods to a more scientific approach, says several leading 
breeders and businesspeople.

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Suu Kyi could be president next year, says Burmese astrologer


3 Jan 2013

Renowned Burmese astrologer San Zarni Bo has said that opposition leader 
Aung San Suu Kyi could become President as early as 2014.

UN Sec-Gen calls for humanitarian access in Kachin conflict zone


3 Jan 2013

United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called 
on the Burmese government to ensure that civilians’ lives were not endangered 
and allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid into the conflict zone in Kachin State 
after a week of ground assaults and air strikes on Kachin Independence Organization
 (KIO) positions.

Ethnic bloc calls for end to Kachin conflict


3 Jan 2013

The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) issued a statement on January 1 
calling for the Burmese government to order a halt to the Burmese army’s military 
offensive against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).

HRW calls on Thailand not to deport Rohingyas


3 Jan 2013

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Thai government to immediately 
halt its plan to deport 73 ethnic Rohingyas back to Burma.