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Myanmar mega-project may be on a road to nowhere The West Australian DAWEI, Myanmar (Reuters) - A simple, red sign on a white beach marks the start of a billion-dollar highway that will, one day, lead to a vast industrial project to be built close to impoverished Myanmar's border with Thailand. |
![]() New York Times (blog) | Myanmar foreign minister meeting Clinton Thursday WSAV-TV By: MATTHEW PENNINGTON | AP WASHINGTON (AP) Military-dominated Myanmar's international rehabilitation is getting another boost as its foreign minister meets Thursday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and looks for progress in US plans to ... US weighs easing more Myanmar sanctions The Party Without the Lady Lee supports Myanmar reform |
![]() The National | Refugees from Myanmar to be sent back in fair manner: HM INDOlink NEW DELHI: Refugees from Myanmar will be sent back in a fair manner as per laid guidelines and without any religious discrimination, Government today told Rajya Sabha after an uproar in Parliament over the issue. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, ... India's Myanmar refugees get visas after month of protests in Delhi Burmese Refugees Not Tempted by New Myanmar Chidambaram denies bias against Myanmar refugees |
![]() Newsday | SKorea: Myanmar halting arms purchases from NKorea Newsday Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa SKorea: Myanmar halting arms purchases from NKorea Originally published: May 15, 2012 3:55 AM Updated: May 15, 2012 7:25 AM By The Associated Press AYE AYE WIN (Associated Press) YANGON, Myanmar - (AP) ... Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea Myanmar and South Korea set for business Myanmar, South Korea Deepen Ties |
![]() China Daily | China and Myanmar to build eye medical center China Daily By Feng Xin ( chinadaily.com.cn) YANGON, Myanmar - China and Myanmar will jointly build an eye medical center in the next five years. The center will offer free surgery to at least 1000 cataract patients in Myanmar each year, according to the China ... |
Myanmar regime hardliner 'becomes a monk' Indian Express A Myanmar vice president with close ties to former junta chief Than Shwe has become a monk, officials said today, in a move observers believe could strengthen the hand of the country's reformers. Tin Aung Myint Oo, who is seen as one of the more ... |
MYANMAR: Census offers hope to ethnic groups IRINnews.org CHIANG MAI, 16 May 2012 (IRIN) - A recent decision to undertake a national census could prove key to empowering Myanmar's more than 100 ethnic groups, provided it is inclusive and conducted to international standards. “Potentially, the census would ... |
'Ceasefire with Myanmar is a historic achievement for Nagas' Times of India DIMAPUR: The ceasefire between NSCN (Khaplang) and the Myanmar government may not have gone down well with the Centre, but the militant outfit believes that it was a historic achievement for Nagas in Myanmar, who are now free to live in their own ... NSCN-K bags autonomy in 3 Myanmar areas |
![]() The West Australian | McCain urges suspension of Myanmar sanctions The West Australian WASHINGTON (AFP) - Key Republican Senator John McCain called Monday on the United States to suspend most sanctions on Myanmar, saying the administration must go further than planned to encourage the country's reforms. McCain proposed that the United ... McCain: US should seek trade pacts with Taiwan, India, suspend all Myanmar ... |
PM set to visit Myanmar in last week of May E-Pao.net Imphal, May 16 2012: The ongoing international trade between India and Myanmar at border town Moreh will be assessed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Adviser TKA Nair prior to the former's visit to the neighbouring country in the last week of this ... |