China agrees to 70% share in Kyaukphyu sea port
Burma had pushed for a bigger slice of the roughly US$7.2 billion deep sea port in western Arakan State.
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Arakan International Relations Lead Story News
China’s $10 billion strategic project at Kyaukphyu sparks local ire
Can Burma’s government please China, bring development and job opportunities, and ensure local residents’ rights are upheld as plans for the Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone move forward?
China seeks up to 85% stake in strategic Kyaukphyu port
China is looking to take a stake of up to 85 percent in a strategically important sea port in Burma, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, in a move that could heighten tensions over China’s growing economic clout in the country.
Crime Lead Story News Pegu Division
Witness stabbed at Phyu courthouse
Win Naing was rushed to Phyu Hospital, but later transferred to Rangoon General Hospital as his condition worsened.
Arakan Business Lead Story Natural resources News
Kyaukphyu farmers spurn compensation, say CNPC trying to trick them
Twenty-one local farmers spurn a compensation ceremony in Kyaukphyu, Arakan State, when they find that the event was being staged to conclude the matter without attempting to rectify damage to their fields.
2015 Elections Lead Story News Politics
Shwe Mann concedes defeat in Phyu
House speaker and former chairman of the USDP Shwe Mann has conceded defeat to the National League for Democracy candidate in Phyu,
Kyaukphyu farmers rally against Daewoo gas plant
Residents from Malakyun and Gonchein villages are demanding compensation for the farmland destroyed by the company’s operations.
Latpadaung Lead Story Natural resources News Protest
Phyu Hnin Htwe supporter jailed
Activist protesting arrest of Phyu Hnin Htwe sentenced in Mandalay.
Lead Story Natural resources News Sagaing
Latpadaung activist Phyu Hnin Htwe walks free
Phyu Hnin Htwe, an ABFSU member and student at Mandalay’s Yadanabon University, walked free from a Sagaing Division courthouse after kidnapping charges against her were dropped.
Arakan Business Lead Story News
12 Foreign companies await results on Kyaukphyu SEZ
Twelve companies from seven countries have submitted proposals for the development of a Special Economic Zone in Kyaukphyu, western Burma, according to the SEZ selection committee.
Kyaukphyu SEZ construction undergoing bidding process
The construction companies for a planned special economic zone in Arakan State will be selected through an tender bidding process that will conclude in December.
BUSINESS— Kyaukphyu SEZ master plan near completion
The master plan for Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) will be presented to the public next month, Myanmar Business Today have reported. The plan is currently being drafted by Creative Professional Groups, a[…]
Arakanese conference kicks off in Kyaukphyu
Representatives of the Arakanese Buddhist community, armed groups and civil society groups will rub shoulders with state government officials and MPs this week as the Arakan National Conference takes place in Kyaukphyu.
17 drown when boat capsizes in Kyaukphyu
Villagers from Sinboat village-tract were on their way back from collecting wood in a mangrove forest when their overloaded boat tipped over and capsized in a creek.
Business Environment Lead Story News
Kyaukphyu lights up
Kyaukphyu residents are now enjoying 24-hour electricity thanks to the Shwe Gas project, but locals in nearby Ann township say the pipeline sprung a leak which spewed fire last week.
Govt requests bids for Kyaukphyu economic zone
The Burmese government announced on Sunday through state-run media that it will invite tender bids for a special economic zone development in Kyaukphyu, western Arakan state.
Lawyer Pho Phyu arrested
Jan 19, 2009 (DVB), Lawyer Pho Phyu, who is well known for representing political activists in various trials across Burma, has been arrested by Magwe division authorities in Aung Lan[…]
Phyu Phyu Thin and team help remote villagers
May 21, 2008 (DVB), HIV/AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thin has taken a team of relief workers to provide assistance to a remote village that aid efforts have so far failed[…]
AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thin released
July 03, 2007 (DVB)
Floods leave a path of destruction across Burma
Flash flooding continues to wreak havoc across Burma this week claiming three lives and leaving a path of destruction. Three people have been killed in the floods in Magwe Division,[…]
NMSP, KNU sit for talks following clashes over territory
The Mon army spokesman confirmed that dialogue focused on measures to resolve the territory conflict, and to prevent clashes from recurring.
Women of Burma pushing the boundaries
On International Women’s Day, DVB looks at some of the young leaders challenging gender stereotypes and leading Burma’s feminism movement, from lawmakers calling for more protection against gender-based violence. . .
Analysis Lead Story News Women's Issues
Rape avoidance 101: Government advice on curbing sexual assault elicits scorn
The Home Affairs Ministry has been blasted for re-enforcing harmful assumptions about gender-based violence after it released a document positing that women consuming alcohol was among the leading causes of the rape of women and children.
Conflict Kachin Lead Story Natural resources News
Burmese army seizes KIA base near Tanai mines
The capture comes after several days of armed clashes in a strategic area that is home to several gold and amber mines under KIA control.
Unwanted kiss leads to #MeToo reckoning for monk in Bago
An abbot at a monastery in Bago Region is facing criminal charges after he allegedly forcibly kissed a woman and will now have to answer to a court for the Penal Code offence of “assault or criminal force [against a] woman with intent to outrage her modesty.”
Military calls in helicopter gunships following clashes: Arakan Army
The Arakan Army has alleged that Burma’s military used helicopter gunships over the weekend to launch offensives in Rakhine State’s Buthidaung Township, where some of the ethnic armed group’s troops are based.
Man arrested after launching balloon for Arakan Army leader’s birthday
A man who launched a hot-air balloon to celebrate the 39th birthday of Brigadier-General Tun Myat Naing, leader of the Arakan Army, was arrested over the weekend and charged with “unlawful association” in the latest case involving the controversial colonial-era law.
Lead Story News Women's Issues
Inspiring young girls with powerful women’s stories
A sneak peek of a new children’s book portraying 15 everyday heroines of Burma was launched last week in Rangoon.
Conflict Lead Story News Shan Ta'ang
TNLA, Burma Army clashes in Namhsan displace over 100
Clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Tatmadaw erupted in Khay Khin and Man Wel villages, part of Namhsan Township, Shan State, on Tuesday morning, sending more than 100 locals fleeing to neighbouring Namtu Township.
Mon schoolchildren to get computer savvy
Students will be afforded the chance to use the tablets during class lessons, while teachers will have access to them at all times.
