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Myanmar president calls for cessation of armed conflicts

Dec 17 2012, 2:16am CST | by

Yangon, Dec 17 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for political stability, cessation of armed conflicts and socio-economic development of the people in the country, official media reported Monday.

Yangon, Dec 17 — Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for political stability, cessation of armed conflicts and socio-economic development of the people in the country, official media reported...

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Myanmar’s Rakhine State Imposes Two-Child Limit on Rohingyas

Source: Radio Free Asia  |   May 23 2013, 5:27pm CDT

Authorities in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state have introduced a local regulation setting a two-child limit on Rohingya families in a bid to restrict population growth among the Muslim minority group, according to a ...

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"Myanmar… urgently needs concrete assistance from Japan"


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Politics › Abe heads to Myanmar on sales mission

Source: Japan Today  |   May 23 2013, 4:56pm CDT

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies to Myanmar Friday bearing almost $1 billion in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country’s quickening development. Abe follows in the footsteps of othe ...

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SMEs urged to invest in Myanmar

Source: Bangkok Post  |   May 23 2013, 2:58pm CDT

With ample business opportunities arising from the upcoming Asean Economic Community (AEC), Thai businesses are urged to set up a foothold in neighbouring Southeast Asian nations despite unclear investment reg ...

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Myanmar's Lagging Infrastructure Impedes Development

Source: Nikkei News  |   May 23 2013, 2:23pm CDT

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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe keen to boost ties with Myanmar

Source: SCMP  |   May 23 2013, 1:13pm CDT

Shinzo Abe arrives in Myanmar today for a three-day visit intended to boost trade between the countries, the first time a Japanese leader will have visited the country in more than 35 years. With China's influence over the dem ...

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US, Myanmar Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement

Source: The Journal of Commerce  |   May 23 2013, 12:05pm CDT

Demetrios Marantis, acting U.S. trade representative, and Pwint San, Myanmar’s deputy commerce minister, have signed a trade and investment framework agreement, creating a platform for ongoing dialogue and cooperation on bilateral trade and invest ...

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As Myanmar Reforms, Indonesia Offers Some Lessons

Source: Georgia Public Broadcasting  |   May 23 2013, 10:10am CDT

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Myanmar and America: The ultimate endorsement

Source: Economist  |   May 23 2013, 10:05am CDT

WHEN Thein Sein was picked by his fellow generals to lead Myanmar a little over two years ago, the country was a pariah state, ostracised by the West, shut off from the mainstream of Asian prosperity and ground down after decades of br ...

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As Myanmar Reforms, Indonesia Offers Some Lessons

Source: NPR  |   May 23 2013, 10:01am CDT

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HGC Establishes Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Myanmar

Source: Street Insider  |   May 23 2013, 7:28am CDT

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Poor record for Myanmar in extractive industries

Source: iStockAnalyst  |   May 23 2013, 6:11am CDT

WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Easing economic pressure on Myanmar ignores serious human rights abuses in the country's extractive industries sector, an advocacy group said. U.S. President Barack Obama met with Mya ...

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Japan PM Shinzo Abe heads to Myanmar on sales mission

Source: Straits Times  |   May 23 2013, 3:50am CDT

TOKYO (AFP) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies to Myanmar Friday bearing almost US$1 billion (S$1.25 billion) in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box s ...

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Myanmar president calls for cessation of armed conflicts

Dec 17 2012, 2:16am CST | by

Yangon, Dec 17 (IANS) Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for political stability, cessation of armed conflicts and socio-economic development of the people in the country, official media reported Monday.

Yangon, Dec 17 — Myanmar President U Thein Sein has called for political stability, cessation of armed conflicts and socio-economic development of the people in the country, official media reported Monday.

Speaking in Dawei, in Myanmar's southern Taninthayi region Sunday, Thein Sein expressed his hope that Taninthayi region would achieve development, said the New Light of Myanmar.

He underscored the need for qualified human resources who could harness rich natural resources, reported Xinhua.

Foreign investments with substantial capitals and technologies have been invited but there is a lack of regulations in allowing foreign investments which could beset more adverse consequences than favourable outcomes, he said.

The Foreign Investment Law, which is one of the integral parts of legislation, has been enacted, he said.

Referring to the UN Millennium Development Goals, he stressed the need to reduce poverty rate from 26 percent to 16 percent by 2015.

There are over 1,200 villages in Taninthayi region and over 60,000 across the nation.

IANS

 

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