Railways minister Aung Min claims evictees from a planned rail link to China will receive full compensation for their land
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Work on Sino-Burma railway could start in December
Govt minister says that work on high speed railway link from China could commence in December, connecting Arakan coast to Yunnan’s Kunming
Ceremony held for controversial pipeline
Ceremony held in Mandalay to celebrate welding commencement as locals fear for their livelihoods with worries over compensation
UN head admits ‘frustration’ towards elections
UN chief, Ban Ki-moon has admitted that he has been ‘frustrated’ by his engagement with the military junta
India approves gas buy as deportations loom
Multi-million dollar investment in Burmese gas by India draws the ire of rights groups who protest that the project will cause mass relocation