Burma

  • Sep 4, 2012
  • 6 min read

Obstacles mar Burma's medium term investment outlook

International firms will play a prominent role at the oil and gas forum convened by the Ministry...

Myanmar
  • Sep 3, 2012
  • 2 min read

Burma monk protests signal political dynamic shift

Several thousand monks marched yesterday in Mandalay in support of President Thein Sein's...

Myanmar
  • Aug 28, 2012
  • 2 min read

Burma reshuffle adds impetus to reform

Thein Sein announced yesterday a long-awaited cabinet reshuffle, consolidating the positions of...

Myanmar
  • Aug 20, 2012
  • 2 min read

Burma lifts media censorship at fragile juncture

Media censorship has been abolished today, according to the country's information ministry.

Myanmar
  • Aug 14, 2012
  • 7 min read

Rohingya violence may threaten Burma's reforms

Saudi King Abdallah on August 11 granted 50 million dollars in aid to Burma's Rohingya Muslims,...

Myanmar
  • Aug 13, 2012
  • 2 min read

Burma ethnic integration elusive despite new momentum

President Thein Sein met democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi for confidential talks...

Myanmar
  • Aug 3, 2012
  • 6 min read

Easing of US sanctions on Burma faces hurdles

The US Congress yesterday renewed the Burma Freedom and Democracy Act (BFDA) for a further three...

Myanmar
  • Aug 2, 2012
  • 2 min read

Financial donors to focus on Burma capacity building

The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced yesterday that they would resume...

Myanmar