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    Latpadaung mine ‘must be halted’ pending EIA, says Amnesty

    Two years after a brutal police crackdown against protesters at the Latpadaung copper mine site, Amnesty Int’l has issued a press release highlighting ongoing problems with the project.

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    ‘No respite from militarisation’ in southeast Burma: TBC

    The Border Consortium says that the increase in military presence in the region is being increasingly driven by resource extraction and commercial development.

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    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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    UN Rapporteur: ‘Backtracking’ could undermine Burma’s reforms

    UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee has expressed concern about “possible signs of backtracking” that could undermine Burma’s reform process, according to a UN press statement released yesterday.

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    Ye Htut meets with journalists to discuss press freedom

    The Myanmar Journalists Network met with Information Minister Ye Htut on Tuesday to discuss their concerns about the rising number of legal actions lodged against media employees.

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    Mrs Abe helps put Japanese investment in softer light

    Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gave a speech at the “Myanmar Festival 2014” in Tokyo on 18 October urging Japan’s business leaders to think of Burma as a potential long-term business partner rather than a source of cheap labour.

    Kachin Lead Story News

    Burmese pilot confirmed dead on Hkakabo Razi

    A Burmese helicopter pilot injured in an emergency landing on 27 September was found dead in a remote Kachin State forest on Thursday by a rescue team, according to the Htoo Foundation.

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    Only one political prisoner released in amnesty: AAPP-B

    AAPP-B said on Thursday that only one of the 3,073 detainees released on 7 October in a presidential amnesty was on their list of political prisoners.

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    Mountain rescue latest: Thai helicopter pilot safe

    Thai co-pilot of missing helicopter is now safe and receiving treatment, according to a spokesperson for the Htoo Foundation.

    Lead Story News Politics

    Over 3,000 prisoners released – but how many political prisoners remain behind bars?

    President Thein Sein ordered the release of 3,073 prisoners on Tuesday, but it’s unknown how many political prisoners remain in jail.

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    Lion’s share of Burma’s new bank licenses awarded to Japan

    Burma’s Foreign Bank Licensing Committee awarded preliminary licenses to nine foreign banks on Wednesday, and Japanese banks were by far the biggest winners.

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    Japan’s lack of transparency threatens Burma’s development

    Japan’s approach to foreign investment, characterised by poor transparency and an indifference to human rights, is becoming a threat to Burma’s fragile reform process.

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