Monday, October 13, 2008

More trade points on Indo-Burma border; Is it beneficial?

Mungpi
Mizzima News
October 13, 2008

New Delhi – Attempting to boost bilateral trade, India will seek the opening of two more trade centres along the porous Indo-Burma, when Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State for Commerce and Power visits Burma for two-day, (October 14 to 15), talks with junta officials in the Southeast Asian country's second largest city, Mandalay.

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Britain pledges to do all it can for Burma

Mungpi & Solomon
Mizzima News
October 13, 2008

New Delhi - The British government has pledged it will do all it can to help usher in democracy in Burma. This was in response to an online petition submitted by campaigners in United Kingdom.

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Eight opposition youth arrested

Mizzima News
Than Htike Oo
October 13, 2008

Chiang Mai – Burma’s ruling junta, continuing its detention of opposition activists, has arrested eight youth for their alleged involvement in the dissemination of politically sensitive tracts.

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Thailand, Singapore further energy investments in Burma

Mizzima News
October 13, 2008

Thailand and Singapore have upped the stakes in the quest to secure access to Burma's lucrative energy market, agreeing to a further investment into hydropower production with the ruling junta last Thursday.

According to yesterday's New Light of Myanmar, Burmese officials, on October 9, inked the latest memorandum of understanding (MoU) on hydropower projects with the Thai-based Italian-Thai Development Public Co. Ltd and the Singapore-based Windfall Energy Services Ltd of the British Virgin Islands.

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Sunday, October 12, 2008

Seven killed and one injured in Rangoon bus explosion

Mizzima News
October 13, 2008

New Delhi - Seven people were killed and another severely injured when a blast ripped through a passenger bus in Burma's former capital city of Rangoon on early Monday morning, local police said.

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