Farmers in Htoo Trading face off
More than 100 farmers travel to courtroom to hear counter-lawsuit filed against victims of land confiscation in central Burma
Htoo trading leaves Bogalay workers unpaid
Aug 14, 2008 (DVB), Bogalay residents have complained that the Htoo trading company, which was engaged in redevelopment projects in the area, has pulled out after two months without paying[…]
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Tay Za’s wife removed from US blacklist
In a 9 July notice posted on the US Treasury website, Thidar Zaw, 51, was noted as having been removed from the blacklist.
Rock bands tune up for Thingyan
Beloved Burmese rockers are on the bill as Rangoon counts down to Thingyan.
Feature: Taking out a contract on Burma’s farmers
Tine GyawFeb 10, 2009 (DVB), When the British ruled Burma, the living standard of farmers was very low due to the monopolisation of the rice trade by the colonial power[…]
Taking out a contract on Burma’s farmers
Tine GyawFeb 10, 2009 (DVB), When the British ruled Burma, the living standard of farmers was very low due to the monopolisation of the rice trade by the colonial power[…]
Conservation areas could prevent Karen refugee return
Plans to create two parks to protect swathes of mountainous jungle in Burma could stop more than 16,000 refugees who fled conflict from going home.
At least two dead as fire decimates Rangoon’s Kandawgyi Palace hotel
A massive fire destroyed most of the Kandawgyi Palace in the early hours of Thursday morning, with at least one death reported at one of Rangoon’s most iconic hotels.
China firm wins approval for $3 bln refinery in Burma
The deal, approved before the National League for Democracy came into power last week, was announced on the same day as a visit by China’s foreign minister.
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The Great Jade Robbery
Burma’s military junta continues to rape the land of its most precious commodity, according to a stinging new report by Global Witness.
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USDP accused of offering gifts at Myaungmya rally
Thousands of people attended a USDP campaign rally on Monday in Myaungmya Township, amid suggestions that many were lured by the offer of a free meal.
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Burmese faith in omens, numbers, spirits eclipses political leanings
They regularly hold festivals to seek the blessings of the spirits, sometimes breaking the limits of their finances in their spiritual quest.
Thai-Burma bonds boosted by business degrees
Thai-based institutes are cashing in on a demand for MBAs in Burma ahead of the imminent ASEAN Economic Community launch.
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Burma’s top taxpayers 2014 announced
Myawaddy Trading Ltd tops the list for commercial tax, and Kanbawza Bank comes in first for income tax.
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Karen refugee becomes cop in US
Saw Lar Htoo has become the first Karen refugee to graduate as a police officer in the United States.
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Boeing to provide 737s to Air Mandalay
The world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing, has announced a deal with Burmese firm Air Mandalay to provide an unspecified number of 737 aircraft.
Burmese pilot confirmed dead on Hkakabo Razi
A Burmese helicopter pilot injured in an emergency landing on 27 September was found dead in a remote Kachin State forest on Thursday by a rescue team, according to the Htoo Foundation.
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The disappearing tigers of Hukawng Valley
Large-scale agricultural projects in northwestern Kachin State’s Hukawng Valley are seriously threatening tiger numbers in Burma.
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DVB Debate: Burma’s business innovators
This week’s DVB Debate discusses the challenges that stand in the way of the country’s new business innovators.
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BUSINESS WEEKLY
This week: Gold price resettles; ‘Made in Burma’ Nissans on the way; Apple launches in Rangoon; Central Bank considers cutting interest rates; and govt invites tender bids for Kyaukphyu economic zone.
Buried Burma Spitfires a ‘legend’, say dig sponsors
The sponsor of a British-led team hunting for dozens of rare World War II Spitfires said to have been buried in Burma has abandoned the search, saying stories of the stashed planes are merely “legend”
Rule of law and reality in Burma
After the Union Parliament effectively forced the country’s Constitutional Tribunal justices to resign, the new government must decide if rule of law will be protected and promoted in Burma
Tycoon pushes for ‘crony’ sanctions
An energy magnate lauded as a rare “legitimate” tycoon in crony-dominated Burma has quietly lobbied for an end to Western sanctions – except those targeting cronies who flourished under military rule
Three migrants gunned down in southern Thailand
Three Burmese migrant workers in southern Thailand’s Phang-nga and Songkhla provinces were shot and killed by unknown gunmen in two separate incidents on 25 July
Australia joins the race to invest in Burma
As the investment boom hits Burma, eager Australian firms have been given the green light to enter the race to invest in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation
The Neo Liberal shadow at the end of the tunnel
Will Burma’s economy be invigorated and its citizens made rich by the simple lifting of state control over large swathes of the economy?
Investment law offers limited reform
The country’s newly passed investment law has made few adjustments to Burma’s economic framework and might empower crony control over major sectors
Ministry of Finance unveils new tax system
In an effort to collect revenue in a more equal manner, the country’s Ministry of Finance and Revenue rolled out a new tax system on 1 April
Defectors boost Suu Kyi’s election bid
Two prominent politicians, one of whom already has a seat in parliament, have joined the ranks of the National League for Democracy
Disempowering farmers puts a curse on Burma
The farmers who protested in Rangoon last week are an example of the struggle to break the mystique and impregnability of the powerful
