Thursday, June 28, 2012

Burmese government continue to arrest IDPs fleeing from conflict areas


25-Jun-12
A warden from the Jan Mai Kawng Baptist Church camp 
has been arrested by Myitkyina-based Military Affairs Security 
Unit who is investigating a bomb attack.There are about 
700 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the camp.

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US senators press for Myanmar oil investment


28-Jun-12
US senators said they planned to move quickly to confirm 
the first US ambassador to Myanmar in two decades, 
as they pushed to allow investment in the country's 
oil and gas sector.

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Senators press US on Myanmar petroleum investment


28-Jun-12
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican and a Democratic senators and 
American businesses are pressing the U.S. government to allow investment 
by oil and gas companies in Myanmar as the U.S moves to suspend 
economic sanctions against that country.

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Human Rights Watch says Kachin refugees in China face dire situation


27-Jun-12
The US NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report on 
Tuesday criticizing China for forcibly sending hundreds 
of Kachin refugees back to Kachin and northern 
Shan state where fighting is taking place.

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Burma Minister checks into Dr Cynthia’s Mae Tao Clinic


27-Jun-12
The Burma government’s peace-talk delegation led by Railway
 Minister U Aung Min, today made an early morning visit to 
Dr Cynthia Maung’s Mae Tao Clinic in the border town 
of Mae Sot, Thailand.

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Indonesia cement company plans Burma plant


Wednesday, 27 June 2012 16:45 Mizzima News
An Indonesian company will build a US$ 159 million cement plant in Burma 
with up to 1 million tonnes capacity a year, officials announced on Tuesday.

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