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Foreign investment in Myanmar triples
dpa, Published on 01/03/2014
» YANGON - Foreign investment in Myanmar is set to triple in the current fiscal year ending March 30, with 50% going into manufacturing, media reports said on Saturday.
Vietnam to stockpile 1m tonnes of rice
dpa, Published on 06/03/2014
» HANOI - Vietnam, the world's second-largest rice exporter, will stockpile 1 million tonnes of rice in the winter-spring crop to help boost prices, authorities said Thursday.
Myanmar halts hotel construction
dpa, Published on 19/03/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar has prohibited the building of more hotels in the ancient city of Bagan, which the government hopes to nominate as a World Heritage Site soon, a minister said on Wednesday.
Girl killed in Myanmar mob crackdown
dpa, Published on 28/03/2014
» YANGON - A 11-year-old girl has died from injuries sustained in a police crackdown on a Buddhist mob in Sittwe, western Myanmar, officials said on Friday.
Suu Kyi to receive Willy Brandt prize
dpa, Published on 01/04/2014
» BERLIN - Myanmar Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi is to meet German President Joachim Gauck in Berlin next week, the president's office said Tuesday.
Telecom giants dominate Myanmar
dpa, Published on 06/04/2014
» YANGON - Telecom giants from Norway and Qatar, two countries with few historical bonds to Myanmar, are poised to play pivotal roles in the impoverished nation's economic development.
Asian integration to spur drug trade
dpa, Published on 04/03/2014
» Increased economic integration in East and South-East Asia is expected to lead to a rise in regional trade in heroin and methamphetamines, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Myanmar allows 'massacre' site tour
dpa, Published on 24/01/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar will allow international observers to inspect the site of the alleged killings of more than 40 Rohingya Muslims, a government spokesman said Friday.
US ends Myanmar refugee programme
dpa, Published on 29/01/2014
» The United States has wound up a special resettlement programme for Myanmar refugees in camps on the Thai-Myanmar border, the United Nations said Wednesday.
China 'censorship model' spreads in Asia
dpa, Published on 12/02/2014
» China was again among the worst-scoring countries for press freedom and its "model of censorship" is spreading in the region, Reporters Without Borders said in its latest global report.