The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will help Myanmar develop an early warning system for Tsunami and other natural disasters, said the English-language local Weekly Myanmar Times pre-published on Thursday.
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On the orders of the military government, Burma ‘s Ministry of Communications, Posts and Telegraphs have extended international express mail services to the new jungle capital of Nay Pyi Taw and the second largest city of Mandalay.
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Chiang Mai: Pro-government forces in Myanmar have seized four key ethnic Karen rebel bases, after several days of fierce fighting near the Thai border, Thai military officials said Thursday.
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China could end up paying the Burmese junta the huge sum of US $9 billion as “rent” for building oil and gas pipelines across the country. The money would not be all paid up front of course, but nevertheless at a comfortable annual stipend of around $300 million.
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Indian Trade bodies have urged the Burmese ambassador in India to clear all official impediments to expedite and enhance Indo-Burma trade cooperation.
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Tens of thousands of villagers could be displaced and a fragile ecosystem destroyed by a hydropower project on northeastern Myanmar’s Salween River, an international conservation group said Thursday.
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Security around Burmese prime minister general Soe Win in Singapore General Hospital remains tight after more than two months of treatment, according to eyewitnesses.
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April 8: Countries broke off relations after bloody 1983 assassination attempt in S.E. Asian nation’s capital
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Since the Burmese military government has agreed not to take action against people who complain about forced labour practices to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the people should be taking full advantage of the good opportunity, said the official in charge of the ILO Branch Office in Rangoon today.
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