Latpadaung Lead Story News Sagaing
Protesters confronted police along the Pathein-Monywa Road near the controversial Letpadaung copper mine in Salingyi Township on Monday, in the latest dust-up over the Chinese-backed project in southern Sagaing Division.
A Union minister says the government has netted almost $20 million in revenue from the Letpadaung copper mining project through the first 10 months of the current fiscal year.
Human Rights Latpadaung Lead Story News Sagaing
On the cusp of the general election, residents in Letpadaung face ongoing health complications and battles with operators of the local mine.
As of 8 PM, 25 Jan, a total of 17,924 samples were tested and found more 383 new cases and 7 deaths. MoHS has reported 137,957 of total confirmed cases[…]
Human rights and civil society groups have long criticised the Peaceful Assembly Law, or Article 19 as it is commonly known, saying it has been used by the government and military to suppress opposition.
Monywa courthouse heard that Mr. Li ordered his subordinate, a Burmese woman named Kyi Kyi May, to stand on one spot for three consecutive working days.
Australian investors keen to access Burma’s mining industry and replicate lessons learned from the island nation’s mining boom years raise questions about taxation, policy constraints and bureaucracy at a panel discussion in Rangoon.
Foreign Affairs International Relations Lead Story News
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s diplomatic skills will be put to the test as she heads to Beijing to meet Chinese leaders eager to restart the Myitsone dam project in Kachin State.
China plans to raise environmental standards in its highly-polluting mining sector, according to a policy draft circulated by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.
Environment Health Lead Story News
Amnesty International says a heavily polluting acid factory located in a village in Sagaing Division should be moved to an area where it will do less harm.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News Suu Kyi
A delegation of National League for Democracy lawmakers depart on a 10-day study tour in China.
Business Lead Story Natural resources News
Brisbane-based Metro Mining is one of the first Western mining companies to invest in Burma since a revised mining law was introduced late last year.
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Dozens of student protestors and a few high-profile activists were released today, but the fate of a number of others remains unclear.
Student activists jailed during protests last year say Burma’s ambassador to the UN should be ashamed of himself for calling them “criminals”.
China is confident it can resolve business disagreements with Burma through friendly talks, said Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
The visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is seen as part of Beijing’s efforts to get bilateral ties back on a better footing.
Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said the contract for the controversial hydropower dam in Kachin State is “still in force”.
China is pursuing efforts to resolve the problem of a stalled dam project in Burma, its foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Burma freed 101 political prisoners last week, bringing the number of political detainees released by Thein Sein to more than 1,200 under his reign.
Devi Thant Cin of the Myanmar Green Network explains why she opposes planned coal plants and what environmental reforms an NLD government should introduce.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Myat Nu Khine, an independent candidate in Pegu constituency, has been arrested and charged for her alleged involvement in a protest last year.
Five activists previously sentenced to prison after a protest Rangoon last year, are sentenced to four months each in prison by the Ahlone township court.
Kokang Latpadaung Lead Story Military News
Burma finally signs the international convention, though it has been accused of using and manufacturing chemical weapons in recent years.
Coca-Cola has defended its business practices in Burma after a NGO revealed connections with blacklisted company Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited.
The meeting at Beijing’s Great Hall of The People comes at a fraught moment in the Sino-Burmese relationship.
Interview Lead Story News Politics
DVB interviews Burmese political analyst Dr Yan Myo Thein about the significance of Aung San Suu Kyi’s upcoming trip to China.
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