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    Legal advocacy group urges halt to SEZ expansion
    March 1, 2017in Archives, Lead Story, News, Politics506by KIMBERLEY PHILLIPS / DVB
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    Legal advocacy group urges halt to SEZ expansion

    An international legal association is calling for a moratorium on expansion work at Burma’s special economic zones (SEZs), a key component of the country’s development agenda.

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    Thilawa SEZ appeals to investors but angers locals
    October 18, 2016in Development, Land, Lead Story, News185by REUTERS
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    Thilawa SEZ appeals to investors but angers locals

    Former residents of the area now being used as part of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone say they haven’t been adequately compensated for the loss of their land.

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    Burma, Thailand still committed to Dawei project
    September 9, 2016in Archives, Economy, Lead Story, News349by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Burma, Thailand still committed to Dawei project

    Plans are afoot to revitalise the role of two committees that aim to rev up the multibillion-dollar project.

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    SEZ managers must be versed in rights
    August 31, 2016in Analysis, Contributor, Lead Story, News, Opinion293by SEAN BAIN
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    SEZ managers must be versed in rights

    In August, Burma’s newly elected government overhauled the senior figures heading the administrative framework for governing Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Union Vice-President Henry Van Thio replaces former president Thein Sein…

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    The road to Dawei is paved with empty promises
    June 23, 2016in Contributor, Lead Story, News, Opinion376by DAWEI WATCH THAILAND
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    The road to Dawei is paved with empty promises

    Aung San Suu Kyi should think again if she believes that going ahead with the Dawei Special Economic Zone project is a good way to create jobs in Burma.

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    BUSINESS WEEKLY 21 NOVEMBER 2014
    November 21, 2014in Archives, Land, Lead Story, News, Rangoon, Trade820by DVB
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    BUSINESS WEEKLY 21 NOVEMBER 2014

    Boeing to provide 737s to Air Mandalay; Jalux, Mitsubishi to run Mandalay airport; Amara Bank introduces new scheme after blacklist scare ; Singapore now Burma’s top investor (or is it…

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