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Burma, Thailand still committed to Dawei project
Plans are afoot to revitalise the role of two committees that aim to rev up the multibillion-dollar project.
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Gridlock in Rangoon: traffic grinds down commuters
Experts say a holistic approach is needed to resolve Rangoon’s worsening traffic jams, but the government’s response has been to tinker around the edges.
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Japan pledges $250m to Burmese rail upgrade
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest US $250 million over three loans to help upgrade Rangoon’s existing Circular Railway line.
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Moving the earth: Women take on land aggressors
In the face of harassment, threats, and some pretty powerful adversaries, Burma’s female activists are leading the fight against land injustices.
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Water woes strike Mandalay
The citizens of Mandalay are becoming increasingly concerned about a polluted water supply.
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BUSINESS WEEKLY 24 OCTOBER 2014
2015 elections to be held late Oct/ early Nov: UEC; Thai steel giant announces factory in Thilawa; 50 billion invested in Burma by 780 firms; JICA backs Rangoon-Mandalay railway upgrade.
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Karen CSOs reject JICA plans
Karen activists have again confronted JICA, saying they are being shut out of discussion as a string of development projects are planned.
Japan pledges 10.5 million yen for Burma’s communications network
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pledged 10.5 billion yen (US$102 million) in loans to his Burmese counterpart, Wunna Maung Lwin, on Saturday to improve the country’s communications infrastructure.
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Thilawa villagers remain in the dark as impact assessment is pledged
Around 4,500 people who are living on land that has been earmarked to be used by the Thilawa Special Economic Zone meet with operators and investors of the project.
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BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Govt announces goods and services for tax exemption; Thiha Group signs steel JV with Thai firm; US clothing retailer Gap to source from Burma; Hilton Hotels on the rise.
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Burma Business Weekly
BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Ooredoo defends against boycott; Rangoon to get more freight ports, jetties; ADB supports renewable energy in Burma; US govt fines Fokker for breaking sanctions rules.
KNU constructs housing in preparation for peace
The Karen National Union has begun building houses to accommodate troops set to return to Burma after the signing of a nationwide ceasefire, which is expected to be achieved late this year.
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Japan to help build up Bagan
Japan’s extensive development portfolio in Burma has reached the tourist capital of Bagan, with a 10 April agreement to help develop tourism infrastructure over the next three years.
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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.
