Executives from the largest gas company in the world Russia’s Gazprom in Naypyidaw for talks with govt officials
Month: August 2011
Parliament rejects reform of emergency act
Parliament rejects proposal to revoke the 1950 emergency act that gives sweeping powers to the military
Teaser for Aung San Suu Kyi movie: The Lady
Luc Besson’s The Lady will be premiering later this year at the Toronto Film Festival. Leading lady, Aung San Suu Kyi, is played by Michelle Yeoh, and starring opposite her…
Prisons act reform proposal rejected by Home Minister
Reform of Prisons Act proposal rejected as Home Minister claims ministry already drafting revision, no sign of promised parliamentary discussion on prisoner amnesty yet
Keep kyat low for industry: minister
Govt minister tells journalists that the kyat should be pegged at between 900-1000 to the $ to help the struggling manufacturing and export sectors
Burmese expanding in Kachin state
KIA allege fresh Burmese troops and greater numbers in the Bhamo area of Kachin state as more clashes continue in the country’s troubled north