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Karen Rebel-Backed Firm, Govt to Study Industrial Estate Proposal in Myanmar’s Deep South

February 10, 2020 by Thiha

YANGON—The Tanintharyi regional government and a company backed by a Karen armed group have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to conduct a feasibility study on a strategic industrial estate project on Monday that aims to link with two major regional economic corridors, one backed by China and the other by Japan. Five hours by […]

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National Mining Policy Needs Total ‘Rethink,’ Report Finds

March 15, 2018 by Thiha

CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Myanmar needs a new mineral resources policy and fresh laws developed through a transparent and consultative process if the mining sector is ever to be sustainable, the Myanmar Center for Responsible Business (MCRB) said at the launch of a sector-wide impact assessment (SWIA) report on March 8. The fourth SWIA based […]

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Local Company Submits Proposal for Yangon- Mandalay Oil Pipeline

August 11, 2017 by Thiha

Myanmar Energy Sector Development Public Company Limited (MESDPCL) has submitted a $300 million pipeline proposal to the Ministries of Planning & Finance and Electric Power & Energy, said Dr. Win Myint a member of the board of directors. The plan outlines the construction of two pipelines, each 14 inches in diameter, running 650 kilometers from […]

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Myanmar’s ‘Sea Gypsies’ Threatened by Dynamite Fishing and Drugs

July 11, 2017 by thiha

Destruction has been wrought by fishing boats, many believed to be from neighbouring Thailand, which use dynamite and trawlers to sweep the seabed With a swift breath the teenage boy dives into the turquoise waters of southern Myanmar, a spear clutched in his hand, but below him lies nothing but a graveyard of broken, grey […]

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Only high-tech firms for hydro, coal power

July 3, 2017 by Thiha

Only companies and countries with access to the latest technologies and technologies which minimise environmental impact will be considered to take part in hydro and coal power projects in Myanmar, a senior official from the Ministry of Electricity and Energy told The Myanmar Times. “For electricity generation sources, we are planning to consider only the […]

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What About the Chinese Immigrants Caught in Myanmar’s Crossfire?

December 12, 2016 by thiha

Huang Yanling’s grandparents had thought they could never return home to China when they sought asylum in Myanmar almost six decades ago. The pair from Tengchong, in Yunnan ( 雲南 ) province, were driven out of the country along with countless others when a nationwide famine hit as a result of Mao Zedong’s ( […]

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In Mon State, expanding quarries threaten farms

July 6, 2016 by thiha

On a recent afternoon in May, the farmers of OhnTitbin Village Tract were tending to their betel nut and rubber plantations when a loud blast erupted at the foot of Kalama Mountain and shook the ground. Workers had set off an explosion in a local quarry located about 10 km away and a cloud of […]

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Trusted NLD veteran set to be next Myanmar president

March 11, 2016 by thiha

Sixty-nine-year-old Htin Kyaw, a trusted veteran of the National League for Democracy (NLD) and long-time family friend of party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, is set to become Myanmar’s next president after being nominated by the party. His name was read out in the Lower House yesterday morning, in a culmination of weeks of speculation […]

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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi lauds choice of ethnic and army-backed parliamentary speakers

February 5, 2016 by thiha

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi pushed the message of national reconciliation on Wednesday, lauding the choice of representatives from ethnic minorities and the army-backed party as parliamentary speakers in a chamber dominated by her allies. NAYPYITAW: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi pushed the message of national reconciliation on Wednesday, lauding the choice of representatives from […]

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Poverty, ethnic tensions and China top agenda for Myanmar’s new politicians

February 4, 2016 by thiha

Expectations were running sky high as Myanmar’s first democratically elected parliament in more than 50 years, dominated by the former opposition National League for Democracy (NLD), convened for the first time on Monday tasked with choosing the country’s next president. After decades of stultifying military rule, all the talk was of a new era and […]