Shwe Maung is reprimanded in Naypyidaw for his comments about alleged police involvement in the 28 January fire in Duchira Dan. However, the Rohingya MP for Buthidaung says he was only repeating what his constituents had told him.

BUSINESS IN BURMA THIS WEEK: Hotels open in Naypyidaw for SEA Games; India eyes pan-Asian gas contract; rubber deal signed with Japan; IMF's Christine Lagarde is en route to Burma; and both Mercedes and Chevrolet plan auto showroom launches in Rangoon.

With just 50 days left until the opening ceremony of the 27th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Burma’s President Thein Sein on Sunday inspected preparations at the games’ main sports venue, the 30,000-capacity Wunna Theikdi Stadium in Naypyidaw.

This week: foreign banks given open-door treatment; Burmese trade data;SMEs; electricity; nickel mining; dam construction; economic corridor from China to India; Burma's 'Oscars' up for tender; and a well-known beer company taps into the Burmese market.

Ups and downs The Burmese currency rose by just one kyat this week against the US dollar. The buying rate on Thursday was 970, compared...

A Chinese company delivered 19 dredgers to Burma on Saturday to help improve the country's waterways.