Myanmar activists jailed for protesting against Chinese-led oil and gas project
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Myanmar court on Thursday sentenced 10 activists to three months in jail for protesting without a permit against a controversial Chinese-led oil and gas project in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, their defence lawyer said, in a case rights groups say is a sign of a new wave of authoritarianism creeping into Myanmar.
The activists were found guilty under Article 18 of the Peaceful Assembly Law, which requires police permission to march or hold a procession – a clause criticised by rights groups as undemocratic.Myanmar must continue making gains in democratic transition – UN chief
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26 September 2013 – Commending Myanmar for its remarkable progress, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed that the South-east Asian country must continue its democratic transition and overcome the inter-communal violence that is threatening it.
“Myanmar continues a journey towards a more open and broad-based democracy. Its robust civil society will play an increasingly crucial role as a bridge between government and citizens, in the process strengthening accountability, transparency and participation,” Mr. Ban told a ministerial meeting of his Group of Friends on Myanmar, which met on the margins of the 68th General Assembly in New York.Myanmar should keep good relations with the world’s nations—including China: Suu Kyi
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Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says she hopes that Myanmar will maintain good diplomatic relations with all countries in the world—including China.
The National League for Democracy chair made the comment on Saturday during an address to the Singapore Summit, a forum organized by an inter-agency office.
“Myanmar has enjoyed friendly relations with many world nations. It has established a tradition of maintaining good relations not only with neighbouring countries but also with the West,” said Suu Kyi.More problems if Myanmar constitution not changed by 2015: Suu Kyi
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Myanmar will face more problems if the constitution is not changed by the next election in 2015, the country’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said at a news conference on Tuesday as she wrapped her visit to Singapore.
SINGAPORE: Myanmar will face more problems if the constitution is not changed by the next election in 2015, the country’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said at a news conference on Tuesday as she wrapped her visit to Singapore.
However, she did not elaborate on what these problems are.Jim Rogers: Forget India, try Myanmar or North Korea for next EM bonanza
Bad times are coming for India, says Jim Rogers. So where does the high-profile investor suggest for the next emerging-markets gold rush?
“You should get on the next plane you can and head to Myanmar or North Korea — maybe Angola,” Rogers told BBC Radio 4 reporter Simon Jacks on Tuesday.
In those Asian countries in particular, “there are extraordinary things happening — positive things happening,” he says.
All those countries could do with a boost. Myanmar — the former Burma — is ranked among the 10 worst economies in the world (Angola’s on that list too), while North Korea’s unstable currency is only one of the factors making it tricky to invest in the “Hermit Kingdom”.Myanmar wants to increase border trade with Thailand
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BANGKOK, 24 September 2013 (NNT) – Myanmar is determined to strengthen economic partnership withThailand, as it targets increasing trade in the border areas.
After attending a welcome dinner party hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Speaker of Myanmar`s Parliament U Shwe Mann proceeded to the Government House to meet with Prime Minister and Defense Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.Press Releases
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- Editorial: Rohingyas are in a geopolitical crossroad: Global Powers and Competing Interests
- Rohingya Resilience in Exile: Rebuilding Lives in Refugee Camps
- Containing Arakan Army: A Security Imperative for Myanmar and Bangladesh
- Ending Digital Violence against Women and Girls
- Myanmar’s Election: Conflict, Exclusion, and a Crisis of Legitimacy
- Rohingya Families in Maungdaw Prepare to Flee Amid Forced Conscription Fears
- Arakan Army Orders Rohingya to Surrender Household Registration Lists
- Fire Tears Through Rohingya Camp in Cox’s Bazar, Injuring Three Children and Destroying Dozens of Shelters
- Rohingya Men and Women Forced to Join Armed Group in Maungdaw
- ARNO Welcomes UN Third Committee Resolution on Rohingya Rights, Demands Accountability for Armed-Group Abuses
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