June 2: Yangon: Myanmar and Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing some hydropower projects on Myanmar’s Thanlwin and Tanintharyi rivers, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Thursday.
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Cox’sbazar: The National United Party of Arakan, NUPA, a large coalition party in Arakan state consisting of several Arakanese revolutionary parties, has now been split up into two groups. The party was split after the third congress of NUPA which was held in the border area between Burma and Bangladesh from 26 May to 30, said a local politician.
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New Delhi: A major crackdown on Chin National Front (CNF) is on the cards with the Ministry of Home Affairs of Government of India directing Mizoram Government and Assam Rifles to launch operation to evict the ultras from Indian soil.
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Dhaka: An uncertainty looms over Dhaka’s negotiations with New Delhi and Yangon for the proposed trans- Myanmar gas pipeline project, which will run through Bangladesh, due to an unprecedented delay in devising strategies.
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Yangon: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will help Myanmar build two edible oil mills worth 5 million US dollars as part of its aid to the country, according to the local 7-Day News journal.
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Chinese scientists have recently added their voices to warnings that global warming, by melting glaciers in and around the Himalayan mountain chain, is threatening Asia’s future water supplies.
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June 2: Exiled Burmese media group Mizzima, based in New Delhi, recently announced that the Rangoon government had lifted the ban on its website, a fact corroborated by internet users in the capital. The move has drawn praise from several quarters, including the International Federation of Journalists in Brussels, but many feel it is in actual fact far from being a step along the road to press freedom.
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