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Mongla: ‘the Wildlife Trafficking Capital of the World’

14 October 2016
The Irrawaddy
Animals / Biodiversity
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / Wildlife Witness / Myanmar / Mongla / Shan State (East)

Mongla lies on the border of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwestern China and Shan State in northeastern Burma. Situated in the heart of the Golden Triangle, the city is known among other sad epithets as the wildlife trafficking capital of the world and for drugs, gambling, ...

Myanmar negotiating 200 billion Euro loan from Belgium for riverbank upgrades

29 September 2016
The Global New Light of Myanmar
Rivers and lakes / Environmental and biodiversity protection
Ayeyarwaddy / Chindwin / River / sandbanks / Myanmar / loan / Irrawaddy

Myanmar is in discussion with Belgium to receive a 200 billion Euro loan that will be used to achieve better water flow by digging a sandbank in the Ayeyawady and Chindwin rivers.According to a representative of the department of water resource and river development, a ...

Suu Kyi speaks at UN general assembly

22 September 2016
The Irrawaddy
Civil and political rights / Economic, social and cultural rights / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights / Human rights / Government / International relations
Aung San Suu Kyi / UN General Assembly / New York / Speech / Burma / Myanmar / Rohingya / Rakhine

Burma’s State Counselor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, United States on Wednesday. NEW YORK, United States — Daw Aung San Suu Kyi made her first speech Wednesday at the UN General Assembly since forming a democratically elected ...

Natural gas export earned US$1.2billion

18 September 2016
The Global New Light of Myanmar
On-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction / Off-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction / (Oil and gas) / Exports / Investment / Oil and gas resources / Economy and commerce / Trade / Energy / Environment and natural resources
SHWE NATURAL GAS / TANINTHAYI / THAILAND / TOTAL COMPANY / YADANAR NATURAL GAS PROJECT / Myanmar / CHINA / GULF OF MOATTAMA / MON MON / RAKHINE STATE

The export of natural gas as of 9th September in this fiscal year 2016-2017 fetched only US$1.2billion, a slump of US$770million when compared to the similar period of the last fiscal year, it is learnt from the Ministry of Commerce.The export value of natural gas ...

Chinese paper calls opposition to Myanmar dams ‘extreme’

18 September 2016
Reuters
Environmental impact assessments / Hydropower dams / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / International relations
CERTAIN MYANMAR MEDIA / CHINES / SALWEEN RIVER / THE STUDY TIMES / THEIN SEIN / Aung San Suu Kyi / Myanmar / ASEAN / ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIA NATIONS / CENTRAL PARTY SCHOOL

Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower schemes in Myanmar is being orchestrated by “extreme” groups in the country and has been extremely damaging to joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday. Keep reading ...

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