Thilawa opens fuel terminal
Thilawa’s new oil storage and terminal were opened on Sunday, bringing the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) one step closer to completion.
Thilawa’s new oil storage and terminal were opened on Sunday, bringing the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) one step closer to completion.
Doubling of electricity prices prompts accusations that government is capitalising on surplus of cash from sales to China and Thailand
Aug 22, 2008 (DVB), Rangoon residents have been able to buy petrol and diesel using foreign exchange certificates to supplement the government's designated fuel allowances, according to local residents. A[…]
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Aug 15, 2008 (DVB), The cost of food and basic commodities has continued to rise, with some estimating that goods have doubled in price since last year, while the government[…]
Aug 13, 2008 (DVB), Eight students and human rights activists arrested during protests against fuel price hikes last year have had five further charges added to their original charge of[…]
Jul 7, 2008 (DVB), An official from the Burmese government’s Road Transport Administration Department said all unlicensed motorbikes across the country will be required to register between 1 July and[…]
Jun 16, 2008 (DVB), A senior United Nations official has said that Burma needs one million gallons of diesel fuel to restart rice production in the cyclone-affected Irrawaddy delta. Noeleen[…]
Apr 3, 2008 (DVB), The price of diesel has gone up by about 1000 kyat per gallon, causing a rise in the cost of transportation and basic commodities, according to[…]
Mar 11, 2008 (DVB), Detained activist Htin Kyaw has been in solitary confinement for the past 10 days after shouting political slogans against regime leaders and the referendum. Htin Kyaw,[…]
Jan 29, 2008 (DVB), Insein prison officials have forbidden high-profile commodity protester Ko Htin Kyaw from receiving family visits for one month without giving a reason, according to his wife.[…]
Jan 16, 2008 (DVB), High-profile activist Htin Kyaw has said he will sue the government for breach of promise after they decided to prosecute him for a solo demonstration he[…]
Jan 4, 2008 (DVB), Officials in Thone Gwa township, Rangoon division, have been demanding up to 30,000 kyat from households to pay for improvements to the electricity supply. Thone Gwa[…]
Dec 27, 2007 (DVB), The father of a protestor jailed in August has said he will file charges against Union Solidarity and Development Association and Swan Arr Shin members for[…]
Dec 27, 2007 (DVB), Detained activist Htin Kyaw's lawyer was refused entry to Insein prison court yesterday where his client was attending a hearing, according to lawyer U Aung Thein.[…]
Dec 18, 2007 (DVB), Activist Ko Htin Kyaw's trial has been postponed and moved to a special court after today's scheduled hearing attracted a high level of public interest. Htin[…]
Nov 14, 2007 (DVB), Pro-democracy activist Su Su Nway and her co-worker were arrested by Burmese authorities yesterday after being caught putting up anti-government posters, according to eyewitnesses. Su Su[…]
Nov 8, 2007 (DVB), Ko Htin Kyaw, one of the leaders of the original protests against fuel price hikes in August, is being held at Insein prison in Rangoon, a[…]
Oct 16, 2007 (DVB), The Burmese government has more than doubled the daily wage rate for municipal refuse collectors in Rangoon, according to town sources. The daily payment given to[…]
Oct 10, 2007 (DVB), 88 generation student leader Hla Myo Naung was arrested this afternoon by military and police intelligence officers. According to another 88 generation student leader, he was[…]
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Sep 10, 2007 (DVB), High-level 88 generation student leader Ko Htay Kywe yesterday denounced the government for abuse of power and for failing to take sensible action to resolve political[…]
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