Nearly 100 Burmese workers are hiding in a warehouse at the Shin Yang Shipyard in the port town on Miri, fearing for their safety after a personal fight between Burmese…
Day: December 26, 2013
Feel like it’s all going downhill?
112 enthusiasts took part in the “Mandalay Hill Bike Challenge 2” on the 25th of December. The competition included different biking events such as cross-country and downhill.
Burma to chair 280 ASEAN meetings in 2014
During the 365 days that it assumes the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Burma is scheduled to host 280 bloc meetings including major summits in May and…
ADB pledges HIV/AIDS support for remote villages in eastern Burma
With Japanese funding, the Asian Development Bank says it aims to provide significantly better HIV/AIDS services in remote parts of eastern Burma by 2017.
Kaladan project scheduled for mid-2014 completion
The Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project, jointly implemented byBurma and India, is expected to be completed by mid-2014, various media reports said on Thursday.
Incumbent MPs reluctant to see Mon parties merge
Talks continue between the MDP and the AMRDP on forming an alliance which would represent Mon interests at the next election; however, it appears many incumbents from the AMRDP are…