Tuesday, 09 February 2010

Mizzima News

Workers strike spreads in industrial zone in Rangoon: Riot Police deployed
demo-ygnsAbout 2,000 workers from three factories in the Hlaing Tharyar Industrial Zone continued ...
Boat capsizes, two bodies recovered
A motor schooner carrying 23 people capsized on the 5th of this month while traveling ...
Internet cafes ordered to keep tabs on users
In a renewed attempt at putting internet users on the leash, internet cafe owners ...

Business

Burma’s national airline sold to private bank

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Myanmar Airways, Burma’s national carrier has sold 80 per cent of its shares to the privately held Kanbawza (KBZ) bank ...

Inordinate delay in procuring import license

Procuring import licenses is taking inordinately long for traders on the Sino-Burmese border, traders at the105-mile border trade zone ...

Will junta focus on agricultural reform?

A United Nation’s report recently urged Burma to prioritize its agricultural sector in the fight against poverty, as it has considerable ...

Thailand concerned over agricultural smuggling from Burma

Thailand has increased surveillance along the Thai-Burma border since the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) came into full effect ...

Junta to privatize oil industry

Burma’s military government notified private businessmen on January 19th of their plan to privatize Burma’s oil industry. Sources in Rangoon’s ....

Businesses accuse Htoo Trading of unfair monopolization

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Mobile phone dealers are accusing Htoo Trading of monopolizing the market for CDMA 800 MHz phones following a subsidiary of ...

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Wa leader again refuses to meet MAS Chief
The United Wa State Party (UWSP) Chairman Bao Yuxiang has again refused to meet with ...

Ed/Op

Why is Burma hoodwinking New Delhi on security issues?

(Commentary) In October 2004, when the Chairman of Burma’s ruling State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe visited India, ...

Nepotism and cronyism reaching new heights

(Editorial) The Burmese junta is in the process of simultaneously conducting the privatization of many state-owned enterprises in various sectors such...

Why NMSP refuses to transform to BGF?

(Interview) January 30 this year, the 1st Waning day of Tabodwe, was the 63rd Mon National Day. But Mon people are prevented from preserving and ...

Mother pleads for release of forcibly recruited son

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(Interview) A mother of a 14-year old boy persuaded to join the Burmese army speaks of her family’s ordeal with Mizzima. Sandar Win, ...

The face of Burma’s non-violent resistance

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(Film review) A new documentary by two Canadian filmmakers highlights the continuing, non-violent resistance to Burma’s dictatorial regime...

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Work stoppage in Hlaing Tharyar yet again

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Why is Burma hoodwinking New Delhi on security issues?

(Commentary) In October 2004, when the Chairman of Burma’s ruling State Peace and Development Council Senior General Than Shwe visited India, ...