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    US investment to expand reach of telcos
    June 16, 2016in Archives, Economy, Lead Story, News345by TIMOTHY MCLAUGHLIN / REUTERS
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    US investment to expand reach of telcos

    The US-government-backed Overseas Private Investment Corporation launches operations in Burma with a US$250 million loan to a company that builds and maintains telecommunications towers.

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    ADB to more than double loans to Burma
    June 15, 2016in Economy, Lead Story, News252by DVB
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    ADB to more than double loans to Burma

    The Asian Development Bank says it will lend US$350 million to Burma next year, more than doubling the amount for this year, as the country begins to focus on major…

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    Port jam puts government to the test
    June 10, 2016in Archives, Economy, Lead Story, News16by REUTERS
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    Port jam puts government to the test

    As imports soar in Burma’s booming economy, the country’s largest port struggles to keep up.

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    Building bridges – with hair
    May 27, 2016in Feature, Lead Story, News557by LIBBY HOGAN / DVB
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    Building bridges – with hair

    Women across Burma are choosing to cut off their hair and donate it to a monastery that is building new bridges across the country.

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    Japan pledges $250m to Burmese rail upgrade
    August 14, 2015in Archives, Lead Story, News, Travel & Tourism668by DVB
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    Japan pledges $250m to Burmese rail upgrade

    Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will invest US $250 million over three loans to help upgrade Rangoon’s existing Circular Railway line.

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    Is Burma’s healthcare system in recovery?
    February 14, 2015in Development, Health, Lead Story, News308by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Is Burma’s healthcare system in recovery?

    Low investment, treatable diseases and increasing foreign interest in health system investment: a picture of healthcare in Burma.

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