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    Tenasserim villagers take Heinda mine battle to Supreme Court
    December 23, 2016in Environment, Lead Story, News5244by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    Tenasserim villagers take Heinda mine battle to Supreme Court

    Villagers from Tenasserim Division have taken their battle against a Thai-owned mine all the way to the Supreme Court.

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    Arakan petition calls for local control of resources
    September 13, 2016in Arakan, Archives, Economy, Environment, Lead Story, News411by NAW NOREEN / DVB
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    Arakan petition calls for local control of resources

    An Arakanese civil society group says that 300,000 people in Arakan State have signed a petition calling for greater control over resource extraction in the impoverished region.

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    Thailand's PTTEP to explore gas in Burma
    August 9, 2014in Lead Story, Natural resources, News502by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Thailand's PTTEP to explore gas in Burma

    PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) and its partners have signed a production-sharing agreement with Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) for onshore exploration and production rights for the MOGE…

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    Burma Business Weekly: 1 August 2014
    August 1, 2014in Archives, Business Weekly, Lead Story, News83by DVB
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    Burma Business Weekly: 1 August 2014

    Burmese currency remained stable, SMEs assessed for loan eligibility, mobile access increases as Ooredoo issues affordable SIM cards, and gas exports to China keep a slow but steady pace to…

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    April 3, 2014in DVB Debate, Lead Story, Natural resources, News, Video63by DVB
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    DVB Debate: Logging out

    DVB Debate discusses the effects the ban on raw timber exports will have on the timber industry and how effective it will be in tackling deforestation.

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    Will Burma's timber ban curb or entrench corruption?
    April 2, 2014in Analysis, Environment, Lead Story, News, Politics196by FELIZ SOLOMON / DVB
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    Will Burma's timber ban curb or entrench corruption?

    While the raw timber export ban is a step towards avoiding a regrettable transformation in one of Burma’s major industries, it may only work in tandem with more reforms that…

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