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		<title>The Guardian (UK): Before the gold rush: Burma braces for march of the multinationals – Jason Burke</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/the-guardian-uk-before-the-gold-rush-burma-braces-for-march-of-the-multinationals-%e2%80%93-jason-burke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As foreign investors get ready to strike it rich once sanctions are lifted, Rangoon&#8217;s poorest fear they will lose out again In the single street of Rangoon&#8217;s crowded Bothun San neighbourhood, attention is focused on the daily afternoon lottery. Hugely popular among the near-destitute labourers and their families, and played between neighbours on the flattened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Burmese banks to start SE Asia services &#8211; Francis Wade</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/democratic-voice-of-burma-burmese-banks-to-start-se-asia-services-francis-wade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four privately-owned Burmese banks will next month open exchange services in Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore in a bid to ease problems with remittances from Burmese migrant workers abroad and increase connectivity with ASEAN economies. The move will make life easier for the millions of Burmese living outside the country whose remittances serve as a crucial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irrawaddy: Burma’s Minister of Finance presents budget to parliament</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/31/irrawaddy-burma%e2%80%99s-minister-of-finance-presents-budget-to-parliament/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burma’s Minister of Finance and Revenue, U Hla Tun, formally presented the government’s budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year (FY) to Parliament on Tuesday. The budget reportedly allocates an increased percentage of spending to health and education and a decrease in percentage spending to the military. U Hla Tun visited Parliament on Tuesday and presented [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Myanmar taps Singapore expertise to modernise economy – Martin Abbugao</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/agence-france-presse-myanmar-taps-singapore-expertise-to-modernise-economy-%e2%80%93-martin-abbugao/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Singapore — Myanmar Monday signed an agreement with Singapore seeking the financial centre&#8217;s help as the country emerges from political and economic isolation after decades of military rule.President Thein Sein arrived Sunday for a four-day state visit to the city-state accompanied by a top-level delegation which included business leaders and top ministers in charge of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: Myanmar faces hotel shortage as arrivals jump 26 per cent</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/agence-france-presse-myanmar-faces-hotel-shortage-as-arrivals-jump-26-per-cent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/agence-france-presse-myanmar-faces-hotel-shortage-as-arrivals-jump-26-per-cent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bangkok &#8211; Myanmar saw a 26-per-cent jump in international arrivals last year and is facing a hotel room shortage in 2012 if business continues to boom, industry officials said Monday.Total tourist arrivals to Myanmar last year were 816,369, up from 791,505 in 2010, said Kyi Kyi Aye, a consultant to the government&#8217;s Myanmar Tourism Board. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Presse: &#8216;Open door&#8217; Myanmar offers 8-year tax break to foreign firms – Chris Otton</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/agence-france-presse-open-door-myanmar-offers-8-year-tax-break-to-foreign-firms-%e2%80%93-chris-otton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Davos, Switzerland — Myanmar&#8217;s government said Saturday it planned to offer eight-year tax exemptions to foreign investors as Western companies &#8220;rushed&#8221; to build ties with the one-time international pariah.Industry Minister U Soe Thane told reporters there had been huge interest in Myanmar from business leaders he had encountered at the World Economic Forum in Davos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: Exclusive interview – Myanmar has no plans to boost gas exports beyond 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/reuters-exclusive-interview-%e2%80%93-myanmar-has-no-plans-to-boost-gas-exports-beyond-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/reuters-exclusive-interview-%e2%80%93-myanmar-has-no-plans-to-boost-gas-exports-beyond-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) &#8211; Myanmar will keep natural gas from new projects beyond 2013 for domestic consumption, a shift of policy aimed at powering its development, the country&#8217;s energy minister said on Friday.Myanmar has opened up to the outside world with astonishing speed since a civilian government took office last March after five decades of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: Location, location, location: Myanmar&#8217;s the hot new neighbourhood</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/reuters-location-location-location-myanmars-the-hot-new-neighbourhood/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/reuters-location-location-location-myanmars-the-hot-new-neighbourhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yangon – Property agent Kyaw Saw leafs through a thick pile of real-estate listings in Myanmar&#8217;s faded commercial capital, Yangon. &#8220;Our customers used to be all people from the east &#8212; from China, Taiwan and Japan,&#8221; said the portly businessman. That&#8217;s changing fast. &#8220;We had no Westerners a year ago. Get in now before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Jakarta Post: Myanmar ready to sell rice to Indonesia – Linda Yulisman</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/the-jakarta-post-myanmar-ready-to-sell-rice-to-indonesia-%e2%80%93-linda-yulisman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/30/the-jakarta-post-myanmar-ready-to-sell-rice-to-indonesia-%e2%80%93-linda-yulisman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:42:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jakarta – Myanmar has agreed to sell up to 200,000 tons of rice a year to Indonesia under an agreement recently signed by the two parties to take effect in February, according to an industry association.Myanmar Rice Industry Association (MRIA) secretary Ye Min Aung was quoted by Reuters as saying that between 100,000 tons and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Voice of Burma: Troops deployed to guard China pipeline</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/democratic-voice-of-burma-troops-deployed-to-guard-china-pipeline/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/democratic-voice-of-burma-troops-deployed-to-guard-china-pipeline/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burmese soldiers have been withdrawn from conflict zones in Kachin state as both sides push for ceasefire talks, but reports from nearby Shan state suggest extra battalions have been deployed to guard the lucrative China-backed Shwe pipeline.The movement of troops has taken place in the wake of recent talks between government officials and the Kachin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Times (UK): Currency tops Myanmar’s economic agenda – Gwen Robinson</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/financial-times-uk-currency-tops-myanmar%e2%80%99s-economic-agenda-%e2%80%93-gwen-robinson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/financial-times-uk-currency-tops-myanmar%e2%80%99s-economic-agenda-%e2%80%93-gwen-robinson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yangon – Myanmar must liberalise its foreign exchange controls or it will struggle to carry through economic reforms, one of the country’s central bank directors has warned.The bank, which is set to gain more autonomy under the government’s reform plans, will also concentrate on economic growth and price stability this year, according to U Maung [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Voice of America: Rights groups urge international community to maintain Burma sanctions – Ron Corben</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/voice-of-america-rights-groups-urge-international-community-to-maintain-burma-sanctions-%e2%80%93-ron-corben/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/27/voice-of-america-rights-groups-urge-international-community-to-maintain-burma-sanctions-%e2%80%93-ron-corben/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bangkok – Key advocates for Burmese political prisoners are calling for the international community to keep economic and trade sanctions in place until Burma’s government releases all political prisoners, including those detained in ethnic areas. United Nations agencies in Burma say an easing of sanctions is crucial to allow funds to support poverty alleviation programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kachin News Group: Burma army sends more troops to fight KIA along Shwe pipeline route</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/kachin-news-group-burma-army-sends-more-troops-to-fight-kia-along-shwe-pipeline-route/</link>
		<comments>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/kachin-news-group-burma-army-sends-more-troops-to-fight-kia-along-shwe-pipeline-route/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,500 Burmese troops are currently on their way to reinforce government positions in northern Shan state, as the Burmese military continues an offensive against the Kachin Independence Army&#8217;s (KIA) Eighth Battalion, according to KIA sources in the area.The KIA&#8217;s Eighth Battalion presently controls a long stretch of northern Shan State slated to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agence France Press: IMF applauds Myanmar reforms, urges more, quickly</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/agence-france-press-imf-applauds-myanmar-reforms-urges-more-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday published its analysis of Myanmar for the first time since 1999, applauding recent reforms but stressing the need to move further to stabilize the economy.It said Myanmar&#8217;s economy, coming out a long period of stifled activity under an autocratic military regime, would grow about 5.5 percent this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reuters: As Myanmar opens, hoteliers see prospects – Paritosh Bansal and Kelvin Soh</title>
		<link>http://www.burmanet.org/news/2012/01/25/reuters-as-myanmar-opens-hoteliers-see-prospects-%e2%80%93-paritosh-bansal-and-kelvin-soh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor, BurmaNet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DAVOS, Switzerand &#8211; Travelers hoping to glimpse the golden pagoda of Rangoon or hear the &#8220;tinkly temple-bells&#8221; of Kipling&#8217;s Road to Mandalay may soon be able to book into a Westin or a Marriott, thanks to Myanmar&#8217;s re-emergence from political isolation.Starwood Hotels &#38; Resorts (HOT.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) &#8211; which runs chains such [...]]]></description>
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