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India Has Offered to Help in Revival of 300 Apparel Factories in Myanmar
Jun 13, 2013India has offered to help in revival of 300 apparel factories in Myanmar. During his meeting with the Myanmar President U Thein Sein last Friday, in Nay Pyi Taw, The Union Minister of Commerce Industry and Textiles, Shri Anand Sharma also ...
Tags: apparel factories, Textile
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Myanmar Asked to Head an Investigation Into The Planned Expansion of a Copper Mine
Dec 13, 2012Reuters reported Myanmar's president asked opposition leader Ms Aung San Suu Kyi to head an investigation into the planned expansion of a copper mine that has led to evictions and protests that were forcibly put down by riot police this ...
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Myanmar's Reformist Government Is Under Fire for Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
Dec 13, 2012Myanmar's reformist government is under fire for its brutal crackdown on peaceful protests against the copper mining project in Monywa, Sagaing Division. The police action which left several monks seriously injured has enraged the Myanmar ...
Tags: copper mining project, crushing resistance, Latbadaung mine
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Several Demonstrators Launched a Crackdown Against Protesters
Dec 7, 2012Several demonstrators have been injured after Burmese security forces launched a crackdown against protesters who've been occupying part of a Chinese owned copper mine. Authorities said that riot police used tear gas and water cannon to ...
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Suu Kyi Spoke out About The Furore Surrounding The Latpadaung Copper Mine Project
Dec 4, 2012Burma's opposition leader and chairperson of the Lower House's Committee for the Rule of Law and Tranquility, Aung San Suu Kyi on November 25th 2012 spoke out about the furore surrounding the Latpadaung copper mine project in Sagaing ...
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Police in Myanmar Have Arrested 6 Leaders of The Latest Protest
Dec 4, 2012Reuters reported that police in Myanmar have arrested 6 leaders of the latest protest against the planned expansion of a Chinese run copper mine with opposition leader Mr Aung San Suu Kyi planning to visit the area to hear grievances. In ...
Tags: copper mine, Monywa mine, copper
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US Would Begin The Process of Easing Restrictions on Imports of Burmese Goods
Nov 21, 2012Secretary of State Clinton announced September 26 that the United States would begin the process of easing restrictions on imports of Burmese(Myanmarese)goods in response to the substantial and significant reforms that have taken place in ...
Tags: reform, United States, Myanmarese, economic relationship
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The US Government Would Ease Imports Ban on Myanmar
Sep 28, 2012US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the US Government would ease its imports ban on Myanmar(also called Burma),during her meeting with Myanmarese President Thein Sein,on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly session ...
Tags: imports ban, diplomatic relations, Myanmar Garment Association