A Subtle way of Ethnic Cleansing and Marginalizing the People
By: Kanbawza Win Is the reform really working for the entire people of Burma or just for the top layers of the society with the help of foreign companies? is the big question which every Burmese nationalist is asking himself? It seems that economic hardship, ongoing ethnic conflicts and a history of media censorship will [...]
One of Asia’s leading commercial manufacturers of vehicles, the famous Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp has disclosed last April 25 that the sale of new vehicles in Myanmar will start, The Asahi Shimbun news reported. Only certified local distributors will handle the selling of Fuso’s Super Great heavy-duty truck, Rosa small bus, Fighter medium-duty [...]
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The first ATR 72-600 aircraft was handed over yesterday to Myanmar’s domestic carrier Air KBZ. The Danish finance and leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is providing financing for the transaction. The official ceremony which took place at the ATR Delivery Center in Toulouse, France, was attended by senior management from Air KBZ, NAC, and [...]
Continue reading …Australia will open an Austrade office in Myanmar this year as part of the Gillard Government’s drive to help businesses break into and expand in Asia’s emerging and growth markets. Trade and Competitiveness Minister Craig Emerson said today the office would be opened in Yangon, Myanmar’s commercial centre. When fully operational, it will be staffed [...]
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(IRIN) – Food losses in Asia due to disasters or poor storage, packing and delivery are set to worsen, and governments are ill-prepared to stem the wastage, according experts recently convened by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies in Singapore. Possible solutions include redistributing edible wasted food to people; turning it into energy and agriculture [...]
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(IRIN)- Most countries in Asia have yet to make the rotavirus vaccine part of their national immunization programme (NIP), despite a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to do so. “Timely vaccination with one of the two effective rotavirus vaccines [Rotarix and Rotateq] can prevent many cases of [rotavirus] illness and hospitalizations,” WHO’s Manila office said [...]
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Democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi who is an official of the parliament warned on June 1 in World Economic Forum on East Asia that “healthy skepticism” should balance the optimism of Myanmar prospects. Similarly, Wayne Arnold of Reuters’ columnist expresses that Myanmar’s development could turn to be a success or it may turn out [...]
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It has been seen and proven that anthropoids which belong to the family of monkeys, apes and humans developed in Asia and just transferred to Africa. The Afrasiadjijidae which is 37 million year old which look a lot like the Afrotarsiuslibycus another early classification of anthropoid was seen in Libya’s Sahara Desert of same age. [...]
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Two of the most prominent Asian private equity firms namely Hongkong’s Cube Capital and Marc Faber-backed Leopard Capital are putting up a US$500 million (RM1.6 billion) in Myanmar with its target on the country’s rich natural resources and other infrastructures. Myanmar has been tagged as one of the poorest countries in Asia to think that [...]
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On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2012, UNESCO Bangkok emphasizes the freedom of expression and the right to information in Asia and the Pacific. “Freedom of expression is a fundamental right stated by UNESCO and a right which all people in the world should treasure,” said Susanne Ornager, Adviser for [...]
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