Burma implicated in major oil fraud
Burmese junta and several crony companies played a key role in a money-laundering scam involving cut-price Maldivian oil
Global crises spark inflation hike
Political unrest in Middle Eastern oil-producing nations has increased the price of fuel and other key commodities in Burma
Mass call for Burma gas transparency
Rights groups claim that absense of secrecy clause in contracts for Total and Chevron mean their dealings with the Burmese junta can go public
Canadian uni ‘spied’ on Burmese students
Obtained emails show attempts by university staff to monitor students discussing companies investing in Burma, one of which had a university benefactor on its board
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‘Frankenstein’s’ state?
One spectre threatens to over shadow the junta’s experiment with ‘democracy’ and in turn the country; a spectre that threatens to dominate the nation and define power within for years to come.
Burmese junta to privatise gas stations
Jan 26, 2010 (DVB), More than 250 petrol stations across Burma are to be sold to private companies in a scheme being overseen by a close ally of the ruling[…]
Burma to ‘double output’ of gas by 2020
Nov 19, 2009 (DVB), Burma is to double its output of natural gas in the next 10 years, the country's sole operator of oil and gas production told a regional[…]
Oil company harasses informal diggers
Nov 17, 2009 (DVB), A government-backed oil company in Burma has hired thugs to beat and arrest locals in the country's northwestern Sagaing division who are digging for oil in[…]
France joins calls for Suu Kyi’s release
Nov 17, 2009 (DVB), Calls from the French foreign ministry to release Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi have been welcomed by campaigners in France who say that Western engagement with[…]
China begins construction of Burma oil port
Nov 3, 2009 (DVB), Construction has begun on a crude oil port on Burma's western coast that will eventually pump Burma's vast offshore gas reserves to southern China, news sources[…]
Total and Chevron earn $5bn for Burma junta
Sept 10, 2009 (DVB), The $US5 billion generated for Burma's ruling junta by two of the world's largest oil companies has weakened the impact of sanctions on the regime, according[…]
France wavers over full EU sanctions on Burma
May 22, 2009 (DVB), France has voiced concerns that the proposed ramping-up of EU sanctions on Burma would hit French oil company Total and therefore a significant proportion of the[…]
China-Burma pipeline ‘holds no benefits for Burma’
Mar 30, 2009 (DVB), A leading campaigner has claimed that the deal signed last week for the construction of a gas pipeline between China and Burma will lead to land[…]
70 arrested after fire at Myaing oil company
Jan 22, 2009 (DVB), Seventy people have so far been arrested in connection with a fire at the Kaung Zaw Hein oil company in Magwe’s Myaing township which broke out[…]
Authorities crack down on Myaing oil workers' protest
Jan 12, 2009 (DVB), At least one person was wounded and four arrested on 8 January when security forces cracked down on workers protesting against the takeover of oilfields in[…]
Russian and Chinese experts visit Tenasserim division
Jan 10, 2008 (DVB), Recent visits by Chinese and Russian agricultural experts to the coastal areas of Tenasserim division have been met with suspicion by the Karen National Union. A[…]
Villagers detained following police arson attack
Dec 21, 2007 (DVB), Villagers from Kalay Township in Sagaing division have called for the release of people detained in February following a clash with police after officials set fire[…]
Analysis
Clive Parker March 30, 2007 (DVB)
