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Myanmar has maintained military ties with North Korea, US officials claim

July 24, 2017 by thiha

Myanmar’s military was believed in the past to have imported North Korean-made weapons and North Korean personnel also worked in Myanmar Myanmar’s military has maintained ties with North Korea, even though the civilian-led government denies any cooperation, and the Trump administration is pressing for a complete break-off of remaining links, current and former US officials […]

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Myanmar Insists no North Korea Links as U.S. Envoy Visits

July 22, 2017 by thiha

Myanmar has no military ties with North Korea, a Myanmar official said on Monday, as a U.S. diplomat responsible for North Korea arrived for talks in which he was likely to seek assurances on efforts to isolate it.Ambassador Joseph Yun met Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the military’s commander in chief in […]

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Myanmar pushes for more hydropower projects

August 16, 2016 by thiha

NAY PYI TAW, YANGON – The Ministry of Electric Power reiterated the necessity of hydropower projects, citing an increase in power demand. Htein Lwin, permanent secretary at the Ministry of Electric Power, said during the press conference to mark the government’s first 100 days in power in Nay Pyi Taw that there is a need that Myanmar […]

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Rangoon Parliamentary Committee Lets Halted High-Rise Projects Off the Hook

July 29, 2016 by thiha

RANGOON — A Rangoon Division parliamentary committee has recommended that the divisional government rescind modification orders delivered earlier this month to eight high-rise construction projects, after the developers petitioned the committee for a review. A high-rise review committee formed by the executive branch of the Rangoon Division government has reviewed more than 200 high-rise building […]

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