In eastern Burma, efforts are underway to hamper opium production in Shan State, which, combined with adjacent parts of Laos and Thailand, produces a staggering 18 percent of the world’s…
Day: February 22, 2014
Anti-corruption commission to be formed
President Thein Sein proposed on Thursday that a commission be formed to begin tackling corruption in Burma.
IN PICS - Donors rally for evicted Hlegu squatters
Sympathisers from across Burma have been flocking to the Aung Theikdi Buddhist monastery in Pegu Division since news spread that 144 families were sheltering there after their homes were bulldozed…
Burma Business Weekly - 21 Feb 2014
BUSINESS in BURMA THIS WEEK: Maersk makes Burma a port of call; Timber sales rise as logging ban nears; 24 new hotels given licenses; baker & MKenzie open office in…