Ministry set to broadcast three new TV channels
The Ministry of Information announced this week that the state television agency plans to broadcast three new TV channels for free by September
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Foreign Affairs Lead Story News
Cash and chemicals: For Laos, Chinese banana boom a blessing and curse
Experts say the Chinese have brought jobs and higher wages to northern Laos, but have also drenched plantations with pesticides and other chemicals.
As honey sales rise, growing buzz surrounds beekeeping in Burma
Hundreds of small farmers in southern Shan State have boosted their income through apiculture and they are trained, and enthusiastic, beekeepers.
Business Energy Environment Natural resources News
Burma to host ‘Sustainable Energy and Water Resources Management Week’
Burma has been an attractive investment destination for foreign investors in recent years and is ready to take on the challenge of achieving the new heights by bringing more Foreign[…]
Electricity Energy Lead Story News
Burma to have universal access to electricity by 2030: minister
Burma’s energy minister tells parliament that it will take another decade and a half for the the country realise its goal of universal access to electricity.
Farmers begin getting bigger loans, but for some, it’s a little too late
As the government’s agricultural bank begins handing out loans to farmers, some say they have to wait too late for money that has to be paid back too soon.
President-elect proposes cuts to number of ministries
In his first move as president-elect, Htin Kyaw has called for cutting the number of ministries from 36 to 21.
Farmers Lead Story Natural Disasters News
Burmese farmers in race against time
Farmers in flood-hit Burma face a scramble to replant damaged paddy fields in the next two weeks to avoid food shortages.
Irrawaddy Division Lead Story Natural Disasters News
President urges evacuation in Irrawaddy delta
“Natural disasters can’t be stopped once they start,” Thein Sein warns delta residents in a speech broadcast on state TV.
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VIDEO: Help arrives in Burma’s disaster zones
Emergency flood relief aid was flown into Burma’s disaster zones over the weekend, as Burma’s president visited rural Sagaing Division where a state of emergency was declared after rains displaced tens of thousands of people.
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45 dead as floods wreak havoc in Burma
Burma’s President Thein Sein has travelled to areas devastated by floods after a state of emergency was declared.
Development Land Lead Story News
NGOs say ethnic areas have no ‘virgin lands’
A coalition of ethnic NGOs says the draft National Land Use Policy is flawed because it overlooks traditional shifting agricultural practices in Burma.
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Burma Business Weekly
BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Ooredoo defends against boycott; Rangoon to get more freight ports, jetties; ADB supports renewable energy in Burma; US govt fines Fokker for breaking sanctions rules.
BUSINESS— ADB supports renewable energy in Burma
The Asian Development Bank is to provide an additional US$2 million to encourage the Burmese Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock to harness renewable energy sources. The technical assistance project will[…]
BUSINESS – Burma rejects World Bank agri-loan
Burma’s parliament has opted to shelve a proposal by the Ministry of Agriculture to accept a US$163m loan from the World Bank and the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development,[…]
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World Bank Blundering through Burma
The World Bank is revealing how little it knows—or is willing to admit—about Burma’s agricultural sector, writes Rachel Wagley of US Campaign for Burma.
Anti-Corruption Commission tackles Regional Administrations
Regional Administrations have been the focus of a third of the cases lodged by the newly formed Anti-Corruption Commission and verified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, according to a Burmese lower house MP.
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Burma’s foreign minister meets his Seoul mate
Burma’s Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin met South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties.
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BUSINESS WEEKLY: January 25
Burmese kyat and fuel prices remained much the same this week, two Indian hydro projects are said to be stalled, more int’l flights for Mandalay, and Burma gears up for the census.
BUSINESS – South Korea looks to Burma’s fields for food security
Burma has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to improve agricultural ties and expertise exchange, South Korean Yonhap News reported[…]
Burma parliament warns government over unpaid debts
Burma’s union parliament on Tuesday urged the government to roll out a plan for dealing with an estimated US$1.1 billion in ministerial debts, accrued over years of military rule.
Burmese govt signs international MoU to expand rice sector
The Burmese government and the International Rice Research Institute sign a new MoU this week aimed at boosting rice production and improving other aspects of the rice sector.
Burma counts cost of drought and flooding
Farmland was severely affected by floodwaters in Karen, Mon, Arakan and Shan states, and Pegu, Rangoon and Irrawaddy divisions. Meanwhile, in central Burma’s Sagaing, Mandalay and Magwe divisions a complete lack of rain killed crops.
Severe weather affecting rice fields across Burma
Thousands of acres of paddy fields have been severely affected this month with floods inundating crops in the Irrawaddy delta while a drought has hit Upper Burma.
Expansion of military forces citizens off land
Apr 21, 2009 (DVB), Fertile farmland is being confiscated by the government and converted to army barracks, outposts and training sites as Burma's military increases in size, says a report[…]
Demand for rubber leads to land confiscation and food shortages
Apr 11, 2009 (DVB), China's insatiable hunger for rubber has led to land confiscation and forced labour in eastern Burma as the ruling junta look to increase exports to its[…]
Analysis: Cyclone Nargis and the rice crisis
Tai Kyaw Jun 20, 2008 (DVB), When Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 2-3 May, it was a natural disaster that affected not only Irrawaddy division but also the whole of[…]
Cyclone Nargis and the rice crisis
Tai Kyaw Jun 20, 2008 (DVB), When Cyclone Nargis struck Burma on 2-3 May, it was a natural disaster that affected not only Irrawaddy division but also the whole of[…]
Junta bans slash and burn farming near Naypyidaw
Feb 26, 2008 (DVB), The Burmese government's Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has imposed a ban on slash and burn agriculture in ethnic Kayan villages near the new capital Naypyidaw.[…]
Dam leak destroys farmland
Dec 10, 2007 (DVB), An inundation of water destroyed crops and farmlands in east Bago after a lake owner dug a hole in a river dam, according to a local[…]
