A FORMER drug kingpin and business tycoon that the US government once dubbed the "godfather of heroin" has died in his home in Myanmar ...
Once a divisive pariah Myanmar could aid Southeast Asian unity
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations once disagreed with the West over Myanmar sanctions. Now the opening of the country's economy could help ASEAN attain a big ...
Media Advisory Presentation of Credentials at Rideau Hall
Upon their arrival in Canada, and before they can carry out their duties as heads of mission, new ambassadors, as well as new high commissioners of countries for which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is not head of State, must be officially welcomed by the governor general of Canada. High commissioners representing countries for which The Queen is the head of State are formally introduced to the ...
Man dubbed Godfather of Heroin dies in Burma
A former drug kingpin and business tycoon once dubbed the "Godfather of Heroin" by the U.S. government has died in his home in Burma's main city, a source close to the family said Sunday. Lo Hsing Han died Saturday in Yangon, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he did not have authorization to speak to the media, said, citing a relative of the former drug ...
CSA Group Announces Appointment of Two Vice Presidents in Asia
Ash Sahi, President and CEO, CSA Group, today announced the appointments of two new Vice Presidents in Asia. Effective immediately, Mr. Jiang Yi is appointed to the position of Vice President for China & Hong Kong and Ms. Claudia Chan is appointed to the position of Vice President for North & Southeast Asia. "Mr. Yi and Ms. Chan bring extensive Asian business experience and an ...
Myanmar Opium Elimination Plan
A recent peace initiative in Myanmar's eastern Shan State could play a key role in poppy eradication in a country which is the world's second largest opium producer, analysts say. "It's a very important milestone," said Jason Eligh, country manager for the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Myanmar, explaining a new plan to wean farmers off poppy in ...
Did attacks on Muslims in Myanmar trigger Bodh Gaya blasts
Are the serial blasts in Bodh Gaya a reaction to the prosecution of Muslim minorities in Buddhist-majority Myanmar? Jihadists have been clamouring for action for long. 'The Indian government is working in cahoots with Burmese government to wipe out Muslim population of #Burma': Jama't ud Da'wah chief Hafiz Saeed, based in Lahore, had tweeted on June 14. There were five more ...
Telenor promises 3G network in Myanmar
Telenor Group, the major shareholder of Thailand's Total Access Communication (DTAC), plans to introduce commercial third-generation (3G) mobile service in Myanmar next year after winning a licence in a highly competitive tender. The Norwegian firm aims to complete the nationwide roll-out of its 2G and 3G network using high-speed packet access (HSPA) technology within five years under an ...
Education for girls is key
EDITORIAL -- When I was at school I remember a poster on the wall in my history classroom that read: "Education for women is the greatest investment in the world today." The picture showed a young woman, perhaps Indian, reading a book with her daughter. In the background was a mystic collage of Wall Street buildings, dollar signs, construction cranes and other symbols of development or ...
CIMB Bank Brings the Color Run to Singapore
, a unique five-kilometre fun run that gathers participants to run through showers of coloured powder in a celebration of health and happiness will debut in Singapore, the first city in ASEAN, over the weekend of 17 and 18 August, 2013. Dubbed the "happiest 5k on the planet", the untimed event, presented by CIMB Bank Singapore and organised by IMG, is expected to attract 16,000 ...
More natural gas deposit found in Myanmar offshore block
The PTTEP of Thailand has found new natural gas deposit from three more test wells at M-3 Mottama offshore block in Myanmar, official media reported Sunday.The three test wells Aung Thinkha- 4, 5 and 6, which were drilled in February and May 2013, are yielding 4.38 million cubic feet and 20 barrels of condensate, 5 million cubic feet and 30 barrels of condensate and, 14.34 million cubic feet and ...
Massacre of Muslims in Burma ignored
MEIKHTILA, Burma (AP) -- Their bones are scattered in blackened patches of earth across a hillside overlooking the wrecked Islamic boarding school they once called ...
Myanmar must face Rohingya responsibility
Myanmar is in the midst of a sweeping transition, but one thing that has not changed is that Thailand is still left with little moral choice but to shelter its refugees. These days, that means mostly Rohingya who have taken to the sea and washed up on Thai shores after fleeing mob violence directed at them in Myanmar's Rakhine state. As international outrage mounted following reports that ...
Myanmar journalists decry approved press bill
Myanmar journalists, including members of the interim Press Council, have categorically rejected the Printing and Publishing Enterprise Bill that the Lower House of Parliament approved last week after making some amendments. The bill drafted by the Information Ministry was also criticised for being in parallel with the media bill written by the Press Council on the ground that the legislation ...
Burma?s Bluff on the Two-Child Policy for Rohingyas
President Thein Sein should stop being a silent spectator and revoke the two-child policy once and for all. He should demonstrate his commitment to human rights by expanding access to health care and education for the Rohingya, and press Parliament to grant them citizenship rights on an equal basis with all other people in ...
Source: http://www.myanmarnews.net/index.php/sid/215684283/scat/c3891022f175b678
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