Bangladesh Myanmar Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BMCCI) has elected its new leadership to boost the business relations between the two countries. The Chamber thinks joint collaboration in the areas of connectivity such as road link, airline & shipping routes, telecom and banking channels would help increase the bilateral business.
The chamber said this is the right time for investment and better trade facilitations between the two neighbouring countries. Myanmar could be an opportunity for Bangladesh, considering the country's thrust on 'look-east policy' and entry to the ASEAN marketand Myanmar can also look at Bangladesh as a gateway to exploit market opportunities in SAARC. Myanmar is a country rich in jade & gems, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. GDP (nominal) in Myanmar is US$64.3 billion in comparison to Bangladesh’s $174 billion. (Courtesy of The Financialexpress BD)
January 14, 2016
Military party awards major projects to China
YANGON -- After a delay of nearly a year, Myanmar's outgoing military-controlled government has awarded Citic Group, China's largest state conglomerate, contracts to develop Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and a nearby deep sea port in Rakhine State close to Myanmar's border with India.
The impoverished and remote area has been blighted by serious sectarian strife in recent years. Parliament approved the development of Kyaukphyu SEZ at the end of December despite criticism of the tender process. The ruling military-linked Union Solidarity and Development Party is in its final weeks after being defeated in a general election in November by the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Citic consortium comprises China Harbor Engineering Company, China Merchants Holding, TEDA Investment Holding, Yunnan Construction Engineering Group and Charoen Pokphand Group, a Thai conglomerate. (Courtesy of Nikkei Asian Review)
The impoverished and remote area has been blighted by serious sectarian strife in recent years. Parliament approved the development of Kyaukphyu SEZ at the end of December despite criticism of the tender process. The ruling military-linked Union Solidarity and Development Party is in its final weeks after being defeated in a general election in November by the National League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi.
The Citic consortium comprises China Harbor Engineering Company, China Merchants Holding, TEDA Investment Holding, Yunnan Construction Engineering Group and Charoen Pokphand Group, a Thai conglomerate. (Courtesy of Nikkei Asian Review)
The Lady and the Generals
On election night in Myanmar, as results trickled in and it became clear that Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) had won in a landslide, thousands jubilantly crowded outside the party headquarters in Yangon. The air seemed filled with a sense of catharsis — a feeling of deliverance from long suffering under decades of military rule. As one voter said the night of the November 8, 2015 contest, “This is our chance for freedom.”
Yet outside the majority-ethnic Burman lowlands, scenes of exultation were notably absent. While the NLD performed well in these areas, reports indicated disengagement from the electoral process, low voter turnout, and concerns about the NLD’s ability to govern.
Elsewhere, disaffection with electoral politics was the least of concerns. On Election Day in the northern Shan State, the Myanmar military continued bombing the Shan State Army-North. And in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, Rohingya Muslims spent Election Day confined to camps for the internally displaced — this after anti-Muslim violence swept an area where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have been living in abject exclusion. (Courtesy of Jacobin)
Yet outside the majority-ethnic Burman lowlands, scenes of exultation were notably absent. While the NLD performed well in these areas, reports indicated disengagement from the electoral process, low voter turnout, and concerns about the NLD’s ability to govern.
Elsewhere, disaffection with electoral politics was the least of concerns. On Election Day in the northern Shan State, the Myanmar military continued bombing the Shan State Army-North. And in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State, Rohingya Muslims spent Election Day confined to camps for the internally displaced — this after anti-Muslim violence swept an area where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have been living in abject exclusion. (Courtesy of Jacobin)
Suu Kyi’s surprise attendance seen as boost for Myanmar peace talks
Aung San Suu Kyi’s last-minute decision to join Myanmar peace talks she had previously criticised took some attendees by surprise, and could boost the chances of progress with rebel groups who have so far resisted joining the process.
The democracy champion, who led her party to a landslide election victory in November, shared the stage in the capital Naypyitaw with members of the former military junta, which kept her under house arrest for years and persecuted her allies.
Suu Kyi has already shown she is willing to do business with former foes, and, despite a constitutional ban on her becoming president, has also made clear that she intends to lead the country.
Her appearance at peace talks this week attended by the military, members of parliament and some of the armed guerrilla groups waging local insurgencies across Myanmar underlined that sense of pragmatism, experts said.n (Courtesy of The Morung Express)
The democracy champion, who led her party to a landslide election victory in November, shared the stage in the capital Naypyitaw with members of the former military junta, which kept her under house arrest for years and persecuted her allies.
Suu Kyi has already shown she is willing to do business with former foes, and, despite a constitutional ban on her becoming president, has also made clear that she intends to lead the country.
Her appearance at peace talks this week attended by the military, members of parliament and some of the armed guerrilla groups waging local insurgencies across Myanmar underlined that sense of pragmatism, experts said.n (Courtesy of The Morung Express)
January 13, 2016
Rakhine Men Suspected of Having Links with Militants Escape from Arrest
Maungdaw, Arakan State (Rohingya Vision) – Several Rakhine (Magh) men suspected of having links with a militant group called Arakan Army (AA) escaped from the arrests by the Burmese (Myanmar) Military during raids conducted at Rakhine villages in Maungdaw last week, the local sources report.
It has been learnt that the suspected Rakhines managed to escape the military arrests due to the information tips shared by the township administration and the respective village.
Of the suspected Rakhines managed to escape the arrests, one man is identified to be U Hla Myint (son of) U Ni Maung Chay, 26, from the West-Quarter in Maungdaw. He is a rich Rakhine businessman and also a member of Arakan National Party (ANP). Sources have also revealed that he has been involved with Arakan Army (AA) and Illegal Businesses.
He managed to escape from the arrests by the military during a raid carried out in the West-Quarter on 7th January afternoon as he had pre-informed of the raid by the township administration. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
It has been learnt that the suspected Rakhines managed to escape the military arrests due to the information tips shared by the township administration and the respective village.
Of the suspected Rakhines managed to escape the arrests, one man is identified to be U Hla Myint (son of) U Ni Maung Chay, 26, from the West-Quarter in Maungdaw. He is a rich Rakhine businessman and also a member of Arakan National Party (ANP). Sources have also revealed that he has been involved with Arakan Army (AA) and Illegal Businesses.
He managed to escape from the arrests by the military during a raid carried out in the West-Quarter on 7th January afternoon as he had pre-informed of the raid by the township administration. (Courtesy of Rohingya Vision TV)
Ambon immigration office deports 14 Myanmar nationals
Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - The immigration office of Ambon city in Maluku province deported 14 Myanmar nationals to their country of origin on Tuesday, according to the immigration office spokesman Ekjon Lingga.
"The 14 Myanmar nationals were flown aboard a Garuda aircraft to Jakarta where they will be deported to their country of origin," Lingga remarked here on Tuesday.
He said that they were escorted by two immigration officials from Ambons Pattimura Airport to the Soekarno Hatta Airport in Jakarta where they will head to Myanmar. (Courtesy of Antara News.)
"The 14 Myanmar nationals were flown aboard a Garuda aircraft to Jakarta where they will be deported to their country of origin," Lingga remarked here on Tuesday.
He said that they were escorted by two immigration officials from Ambons Pattimura Airport to the Soekarno Hatta Airport in Jakarta where they will head to Myanmar. (Courtesy of Antara News.)
Human trafficking case on hold until remaining defendants are caught
The trial of five human smugglers who have been charged for trafficking children to beg in Malaysia has been delayed because two of the defendants are still at large.
Three of the smugglers have been arrested, while the other two are thought to be at large in Malaysia.
“The trial cannot begin. Anti-drug police from Nay Pyi Taw are planning to seize the two escaped traffickers by coordinating with the Malaysian police. Then, the trial will proceed,” said an officer from the Yangon Southern District court. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
Three of the smugglers have been arrested, while the other two are thought to be at large in Malaysia.
“The trial cannot begin. Anti-drug police from Nay Pyi Taw are planning to seize the two escaped traffickers by coordinating with the Malaysian police. Then, the trial will proceed,” said an officer from the Yangon Southern District court. (Courtesy of Eleven Myanmar)
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