Religious minister pledges not to destroy a revered Buddhist site at the Latpadaung copper mine.
Month: September 2013
Shwe Gas project sets ‘bad example’ for investment in Burma
The controversial China-backed Shwe Gas project sets a bad example for future investments in Burma’s extractive industries and should be suspended pending genuine regulatory reforms, a new report said on…
Govt says it’s working to return confiscated lands to farmers
Burma’s Land Utilisation committee vows that it is working to resolve all cases of land grabs and return seized lands to their rightful owners before the end of the government’s…
Thai, Chinese firms eye wind power potential in Burma
Two foreign companies – one Thai and one Chinese – have reportedly announced their intentions of harnessing wind power in Burma.
Four anti-Muslim rioters sentenced in Kantbalu
Four men are sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment under arson and vandalism charges for their involvement in an anti-Muslim riot in the village of Htan Gone in August.
Tension high in Sandoway after two Muslim homes razed
Buddhist mob torch two houses belonging to Muslims after a minor personal argument sets off another bout of communal violence in Arakan state.